I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hank Williams
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About Hank Williams
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Hank Williams developed his country singing and songwriting in Alabama, performing with versions of his Drifting Cowboys band. Publisher Fred Rose helped bring his work to records, including the MGM breakthrough Move It on Over. Louisiana Hayride and Grand Ole Opry appearances widened his audience. Songs such as Cold, Cold Heart also reached pop singers, while spoken recordings appeared under his Luke the Drifter name.
Artist background sources
Hank Williams - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum biography
Alabama career, Drifting Cowboys, Fred Rose/MGM path, radio shows, songwriting crossover and Luke the Drifter recordings. Private medical history and psychological characterizations are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
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