Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An early pioneer of country music, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century. Williams recorded 55 singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, 5 of which were released posthumously, and 12 of which reached No.1.
Born and raised in Alabama, Williams learned guitar from blues musician Rufus Payne. Both Payne and Roy Acuff significantly influenced his musical style. After winning an amateur talent contest, Williams began his professional career in Montgomery in the late 1930s playing on local radio stations and at area venues such as school houses, movie theaters, and bars. He formed the Drifting Cowboys backup band, which was managed by his mother, and dropped out of school to devote his time to his career. Because his alcoholism made him unreliable, he was fired and rehired several times by radio station WSFA. Williams also had trouble replacing several of his band members who were drafted during World War II.
In 1944, Williams married Audrey Sheppard, who competed with his mother to control his career. After recording "Never Again" and "Honky Tonkin'" with Sterling Records, he signed a contract with MGM Records. He released the hit single "Move It On Over" in 1947 and joined the Louisiana Hayride radio program. The next year he released a cover of "Lovesick Blues", which quickly reached number one on Billboard's Top Country & Western singles chart and propelled him to stardom on the Grand Ole Opry. Although unable to read or notate music to any significant degree, he wrote such iconic hits as "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".
1-1 I'm Not Coming Home Anymore 2:51
1-2 Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) 2:40
1-3 Calling You 2:52
1-4 Wealth Won't Save Your Soul 2:45
1-5 When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels 2:48
1-6 My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) 2:40
1-7 I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) 2:46
1-8 Pan American 2:48
1-9 Honky Tonkin' 2:45
1-10 (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep 2:42
1-11 Move It On Over 2:43
1-12 On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain 2:51
1-13 Fly Trouble 2:42
1-14 My Sweet Love Ain't Around 2:42
1-15 Rootie Tootie 2:44
1-16 Honky Tonkin' 2:43
1-17 I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die 2:36
1-18 I'm A Long Gone Daddy 2:49
1-19 The Blues Come Around 2:41
1-20 Six More Miles (To The Graveyard) 2:45
1-21 I Saw The Light 2:43
1-22 A Mansion On The Hill 2:33
1-23 I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind 2:49
1-24 Lovesick Blues 2:42
1-25 Wedding Bells 2:54
1-26 I've Just Told Mama Goodbye 2:55
2-1 Mind Your Own Business 2:54
2-2 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 2:47
2-3 Lost Highway 2:41
2-4 You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) 2:56
2-5 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 2:45
2-6 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 2:32
2-7 May You Never Be Alone 2:49
2-8 I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living 2:47
2-9 Long Gone Lonesome Blues 2:37
2-10 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy 2:33
2-11 Why Don't You Love Me 2:23
2-12 A House Without Love 2:52
2-13 Why Should We Try Anymore 2:36
2-14 They'll Never Take Her Love From Me 2:44
2-15 Moanin' The Blues 2:23
2-16 Nobody's Lonesome For Me 2:30
2-17 Cold, Cold Heart 2:43
2-18 Dear John 2:33
2-19 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 2:22
2-20 Howlin' At The Moon 2:42
2-21 My Heart Would Now 2:24
2-22 Hey, Good Lookin' 2:54
2-23 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle 2:25
2-24 Crazy Heart 2:27
2-25 I'd Still Want You 2:58
2-26 Baby, We're Really In Love 2:32
2-27 I'm Sorry For You, My Friend 2:41
2-28 Honky Tonk Blues 2:10
3-1 Half As Much 2:42
3-2 Let's Turn Back The Years 2:22
3-3 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 2:52
3-4 Window Shopping 2:32
3-5 Settin' The Woods On Fire 2:35
3-6 You Win Again 2:36
3-7 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive 2:25
3-8 I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You 2:43
3-9 Kaw-Liga 2:34
3-10 Your Cheatin' Heart 2:41
3-11 I Won't Be Home No More 2:44
3-12 Take These Chains From My Heart 2:35
3-13 Please Make Up Your Mind 2:48
3-14 Ramblin' Man 3:01
3-15 House Of Gold 2:15
3-16 With Tears In My Eyes 2:13
3-17 Alone And Forsaken 1:59
3-18 Fool About You 1:23
3-19 I'm Free At Last 2:20
3-20 Someday You'll Call My Name 2:12
3-21 I Can't Escape From You 2:22
3-22 Something Got A Hold Of Me 2:29
3-23 Weary Blues From Waitin' 2:26
3-24 I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time 2:40
3-25 Angel Of Death 1:46
3-26 There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues 2:14
3-27 At The First Fall Of Snow 3:11
3-28 The Log Train 2:21
3-29 All The Love I Ever Had 1:46
3-30 There's A Tear In My Beer 2:47
