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WILLIAMS Hank
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 17.09.1923 (Garland, Alabama, USA, as Hiram Williams)
Died: 31.12.1952 (heart failure)
WILLIAMS Hank (photo)

Appearances:

1938 Drifting Cowboys

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Hank Williams Sings10/1952 MGM
2.Hank Williams Memorial Album1953 MGM
3.Hank Williams As 'Luke The Drifter'10/1953 MGM
4.Ramblin' Man1955 MGM
5.Moanin' The Blues4/1957 MGM
6.Sing Me A Blue Song3/1958 MGM
7.The Immortal Hank Williams11/1958 MGM
8.The Unforgettable Hank Williams7/1959 MGM
9.The Lonesome Sound Of Hank Williams4/1960 MGM
10.Wait For The Lights To Shine10/1960 MGM
11.Hank Williams Greatest Hits1961
12.Greatest Hits 21962
13.On Stage10/1962 MGM
14.The Very Best Of Hank Williams1963
15.The Spirit Of Hank Williams11/1963 MGM
16.Greatest Hits 31964
17.Very Best Of Hank Williams Vol 21964
18.Lost Highway1964
19.Story1964
20.Country & Western Flavor Vol 11965
21.Singing Together
& Hank Williams Jr.		10/1965 MGM
22.Country And Western Flavor Vol 21966
23.Hank Williams With Strings Vol 11966
24.Mr. And Mrs. Hank Williams1966
25.Luke The Drifter11/1966 MGM
26.May You Never Be Alone11/1966 MGM
27.In Memory Of Hank Williams11/1966 MGM
28.I'm Blue Inside11/1966 MGM
29.The Many Moods Of Hank Williams11/1966 MGM
30.The Legend Lives Anew2/1967 MGM
31.More Hank Williams With Strings5/1967 MGM
32.Love Songs, Comedy And Hymns6/1967 MGM
33.In The Beginning1968
34.Hank Williams1968 MFP
35.It Won't Be Home No More2/1968 MGM
36.Hank Williams With Strings Vol 35/1968 MGM
37.First, Last Always1969
38.I Saw The Light1970 Polydor
39.On Stage With Andy Williams1970
40.On Stage Vol 21970
41.The Essential Hank Williams2/1970 MGM
42.Greatest Hits Vol. 110/1970 MGM
43.24 Karat Hits1971
44.Life To Legend1971
45.Starportrait Hank Williams1971
46.Greatest Hits Vol. 24/1971 MGM
47.24 Greatest Hits1972 Polydor
48.The Last Picture Show3/1972 MGM
49.Send Me Some Loving1973
50.Memorial Album
(2LP)		6/1973 MGM
51.Hank Williams On Stage
(2LP)		7/1974 MGM
52.The Collective Hank Williams, Vol. 114.11.1975MGM
53.Live At The Grand Ole Opry03.09.1976MGM
54.Honky Tonking1977
55.40 Greatest Hits
(2LP)		1/1978 MGM
56.The Collector's Hank Williams Vol. 25/1978 MGM
57.The Legendary Hank Williams
(6LP box set)		5/1979 World Service
58.The Collector's Hank Williams Vol. 38/1980 MGM
59.The Collector's Hank Williams Vol. 47/1981 Polydor
60.The Legendary Hank Williams8/1981 K-Tel
61.Just Me And My Guitar1985 Country MF
62.Rare Radio Broadcasts 19497/1985 Jambalaya
63.The Great Hits Of Hank Williams8/1985 Contour
64.Very Best Of Hank Williams4/1986 Arcade
65.More Rare Radio Broadcasts Vol. 15/1986 Jambalaya
66.More Rare Radio Broadcasts Vol. 25/1986 Jambalaya
67.Lost Highway (Dec'48-Mar'49)
(2LP)		7/1986 Polydor
68.I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Mar'49-Aug'49)
(2LP)		7/1986 Polydor
69.The Hank Williams Collection (20 Golden Greats)1/1987 Deja Vu
70.16 Greatest Hits1987 Bescol
71.Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys2/1987 Jambalaya
72.The Very Best Of Hank Williams Vol. 13/1987 Contour
73.16 Original Hits9/1987 Timeless
74.Long Gone Lonesome Blues (Aug'49-Dec'50)
(2LP)		12/1987 Polydor
75.Hey Good Looking (Dec'50-Jul'51)
(2LP)		12/1987 Polydor
76.Let's Turn Back The Years (Jul'51-Jun'52)
(2LP)		12/1987 Polydor
77.I Won't Be Home No More (Jun'52-Sep'52)
(2LP)		12/1987 Polydor
78.I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time
(2LP)		1/1988 Polydor
79.Radio Takes And Radio Cuts
(2LP)		1/1988 Polydor
80.On The Air
(2LP)		1/1988 Polydor
81.Lovesick Blues
(2LP)		1/1988 Polydor
82.Hank Williams6/1988 Country Store
83.Radio Shows9/1989 A Touch Of Magic
84.I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time (December 1946-April 1947)11.09.1989Mercury Nashville
85.The Graffiti Collection8/1990 Graffiti
86.20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits17.10.1990Mercury
87.The Original Singles Collection3/1991 Polydor
88.Rare Demos: First To Last1/1993 Country Music
89.The Best Of Hank And Hank
& Hank Williams		1/1993 179
90.Cheating Hearts10/1993 Spectrum
91.24 Greatest Hits Vol 27/1994 Polydor
92.Three Hanks - Men With Broken Hearts
& Hank Williams Jr. & Hank Williams III		10/1996 167
93.The Complete Hank Williams1998 Mercury
94.Move It On Over24.05.1999
95.Great Composers13.09.1999
96.20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection19.10.1999Chronicles
97.Alone With His Guitar19.09.2000Mercury
98.His Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Long Gone Lonesome Blue09.10.2001Jasmine
99.Best Of Hank Williams, Vol. 107.05.2002Columbia River
100.Best Of Hank Williams, Vol. 204.06.2002Columbia River
101.The Ultimate Collection
(2CD)		23.07.2002Universal
102.Jambalaya25.02.2003ASV/Living Era
103.48 Original Recordings01.04.2003Prism
104.Golden Greats30.09.2003Disky Golden Greats
105.Cold Cold Heart30.09.2003Country Stars
106.Best of Hank Williams06.07.2004Northquest
107.Hank Williams17.08.2004Kala
108.Hank Williams22.02.2005Direct Source
109.Jambalaya (On the Bayou)22.02.2005Dynamic
110.Hank Williams Story08.03.2005United States Dist
111.Hillbilly Shakespeare08.03.2005American Legends
112.Ultimate Collection: Sound+Vision22.03.2005MCA Nashville
113.Lost Highway & Other Live Favorites26.04.2005Universal International
114.Gold14.06.2005Mercury Nashville
115.Honky Tonk Man14.06.2005American Legends
116.Gospel According to Hank Williams26.07.2005Blaricum
117.Legend02.08.2005Karussell
118.Settin' the Woods on Fire23.08.2005Recall
119.Hank Williams06.09.2005Direct Source
120.Gold Collection11.10.2005Proper
121.Turn Back the Years: Essential Hank Williams Collection11.10.2005Mercury Nashville
122.Hall of Fame21.03.2006Laserlight
123.Best of the Early Years27.06.2006Music Mill
124.You Win Again: 26 Great Original Recording11.07.2006Prism Platinum
125.20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection25.07.2006MCA Nashville
126.Best of Hank Williams01.08.2006Direct Source
127.18 Greatest08.08.2006Direct Source
128.Very Best of Hank Williams22.08.2006Mastersong
129.48 Original Recordings22.08.2006Prism Platinum
130.Your Cheatin' Heart22.08.2006ASV/Living Era
131.Collected21.11.2006DeLuxe
132.No More Darkness04.12.2006
133.Country Hit Parade30.01.2007Direct Source
134.Famous Country Music Makers27.03.2007Castle Pulse
135.Hank Williams: Platinum Artist Series22.05.2007St. Clair
136.Pure25.09.2007Direct Source
137.Hank Williams16.10.2007St. Clair
138.Collector's Edition16.09.2008Madacy Special Mkts
139.Unreleased Recordings28.10.2008Time Life
140.Rockin' Chair Money07.04.2009Bear Family
141.Unreleased Recordings: Gospel Keepsakes07.04.2009Time Life
142.Hank Williams Revealed03.11.2009Time Life
143.Sacred Songs, Vol. 2: The Unreleased Recordings03.11.2009Time
144.All-American Country
& Lee Greenwood & Don Williams		09.03.2010Columbia River
145.Nashville Sessions25.06.2010Doxy
146.Shreveport Sessions (August 1948- May 1949)
(2LP)		09.07.2010Doxy
147.Hank Williams: The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!03.05.2011Timelife
148.Icon24.05.2011Mercury Nashville
149.20 Of Hank Williams Greatest Hits10.09.2011Lost Highway
150.The Legend Begins: Rare and Unreleased Recordings
(3CD)		13.09.2011Time Life
151.The Lost Notebooks Of Hank Williams04.10.2011
152.Best Of Hank Williams29.11.2011TGG Direct
153.The Greatest Hits Live, Vol. 22012 Time Life
154.Old School New Rules31.07.2012Blaster
155.24 Greatest Hits, Vol. 225.09.2012Mercury
156.The Lost Concerts02.10.2012Time
157.Golden Country Hits10.12.2013ZYX Music
158.Icon, Vol. 211.03.2014Mercury Nashville
159.The Garden Spot Programs, 195015.04.2014Omnivore
160.Complete Original Number 1 Hits11.11.2014
161.Country Legends
& Willie Nelson		17.02.2015Music & Melody
162.Greatest Hits18.09.2015Country Roads
163.I Saw the Light: The Unreleased Recordings16.10.2015Time
164.Your Cheatin Heart: Best of Williams06.11.2015
165.The Complete Mother's Best Recordings... Plus!10.06.2016Time Life
166.Honky-tonkin26.08.2016
167.The Complete Singles As & Bs 1945-195509.09.2016Acrobat
168.Hits30.09.2016Wienerworld
169.Country Cowboys
& Ernest Tubb & George Jones & Eddy Arnold		11.11.2016One Louder

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Calling You / Never Again Will I Knock On Your Door12/1946 Sterling
2.Wealth Won't Save Your Soul / When God Comes And (F)Gathers His Jewels12/1946 Sterling
3.I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) / My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate)3/1947 Sterling
4.Honky Tonkin' / Pan American5/1947 Sterling
5.Move It All Over / Last Night I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep7/1947 MGM 1
6.Fly Trouble / On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain9/1947 MGM
7.Rootie Tootie / My Sweet Love Ain't Around2/1948 MGM
8.Honky Tonkin' / I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die4/1948 MGM
9.I'm A Long Gone Daddy / Blues Come Around6/1948 MGM
10.Pan American / I Don't Care If Tomorrow Never Comes7/1948 MGM
11.I Saw The Light / Six More Miles (To The Graveyard)9/1948 MGM
12.Mansion On The Hill / I Can't Get You Off My Mind12/1948 MGM
13.Lovesick Blues / Never Again Will I Knock On Your Door
with His Drifting Cowboys		2/1949 MGM
14.Wedding Blues / I've Just Told Mama Goodbye4/1949 MGM
15.Dear Brother / Lost On The River
& Audrey Williams		5/1949 MGM
16.Mind Your Own Business / There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight7/1949 MGM
17.You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) / Lost Highway9/1949 MGM
18.My Bucket's Got A Hole In It / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry11/1949 MGM
19.I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living / May You Never Be Alone1/1950 MGM
20.The Funeral / Beyond The Sunset
credited to: Luke The Drifter		2/1950 MGM
21.Lovesick Blues / Wedding Bells
(v GB)		3/1950 MGM
22.Long Gone Lonesome Blues / My Son Calls Another Man Daddy3/1950 MGM
23.Why Don't You Love Me / A House Without Love5/1950 MGM
24.Everything's Okay / Too Many Parties
credited to: Luke The Drifter		6/1950 MGM
25.They'll Nevr Take Her Love Away From Me / Why Should We Try Anymore8/1950 MGM
26.No No Joe / Help Me Understand
credited to: Luke The Drifter		10/1950 MGM
27.I Heard My Mother Praying For Me / Jesus Remembered Me
& Audrey Williams		10/1950 MGM
28.Moanin' The Blues / Nobody's Lonesome For Me10/1950 MGM
29.Dear John / Cold, Cold Heart12/1950 MGM
30.Just Waitin' / Men With Broken Hearts
credited to: Luke The Drifter		3/1951 MGM
31.Moanin' The Blues / Blues Come Around
(v GB)		3/1951 MGM
32.Howlin' At The Moon / I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)4/1951 MGM
33.Hey Good Lookin' / My Heart Would Know6/1951 MGM
34.Dear John / Fly Trouble
(v GB)		6/1951 MGM
35.I've Been Down That Road Before / I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
credited to: Luke The Drifter		7/1951 MGM
36.Lonesome Whistler / Crazy Heart9/1951 MGM
37.Baby We're Really In Love / I'd Still Want You11/1951 MGM
38.Hey, Good Lookin' / Howling At The Moon
(v GB)		11/1951 MGM
39.Ramblin' Man / Picture From Life's Other Side
credited to: Luke The Drifter		12/1951 MGM
40.Cold, Cold Heart / I'm A LOng Gone Daddy
produced by: v GB		12/1951 MGM
41.I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) / Baby, We're Really In Love
produced by: v GB		2/1952 MGM
42.Honky-Tonk Blues / I'm Sorry For You, My Friend2/1952 MGM
43.Half As Much / Let's Turn Back The Years3/1952 MGM
44.Why Don't You Love Me / I'd Still Want You
produced by: v GB		3/1952 MGM
45.Half As Much / Long Gone Lonesome Blues
(v GB)		7/1952 MGM
46.Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / Window Shopping7/1952 MGM
47.Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind / Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
credited to: Luke The Drifter		8/1952 MGM
48.Settin' The Woods On Fire / You Win Again9/1952 MGM
49.Nobody's Lonesome For Me / Mind Your Own Business
(v GB)		9/1952 MGM
50.Jambalaya (On The Bayou) / Settin' The Woods On Fire
(v GB)		10/1952 MGM
51.I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive / I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You10/1952 MGM
52.Kaw-Liga / Take These Chains From My Heart3/1953 MGM
53.I Saw The Light / In Memory Of Hank Williams
& Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith		5/1953 MGM
54.Ramblin' Man / I Won't Be Home No More7/1953 MGM
55.My Bucket's Got A Hole In It / Let's Turn Back The Years9/1953 MGM
56.You Win Again / Window Shopping10/1953 MGM
57.Weary Blues (From Waitin') / I Can't Escape From You1/1954 MGM
58.There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight / Crazy Horse4/1954 MGM
59.I'm Satisfied With You / I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time10/1954 MGM
60.Hank Williams EP
(v GB)		12/1954 MGM
61.I'm Gonna Sing / California Zephyr2/1955 MGM
62.As Luke The Drifter EP
(Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind? / I've Been Down That Road Before / Just Waitin' / Everything's Okay)
(v GB)		3/1956 MGM
63.Your Cheatin' Heart / A Teardrop On A Rose4/1956 MGM
64.I Wish I Had A Nickel / There's No Room In My Heart (For The Blues)9/1956 MGM
65.I Saw The Light (No. 1) EP
(How Can You Refuse Him Now / When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels / Jesus Remembered Me / A House Of Gold)
(v GB)		10/1956 MGM
66.Blue Love (In My Heart) / Singing Waterfall11/1956 MGM
67.Lay Down Blues / My Sweet Love Ain't Around1/1957 MGM
68.Honky Tonkin' EP
(Honky Tonkin' / Howlin' At The Moon / I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time / Better Keep It On Your Mind)
(v GB)		2/1957 MGM
69.Rootie Tootie / Lonesome Whistle3/1957 MGM
70.I Saw The Light (No. 2) EP
(I'm Gonna Sing / Message To My Mother / Thank God / The Angel Of Death)
(v GB)		6/1957 MGM
71.Leave Me Alone With The Blues / With Tears In My Eyes9/1957 MGM
72.My Bucket's Got A Hole In It (Honky Tonk Blues) EP
(My Bucket's Got A Hole In It / Baby, We're Really In Love / Honky Tonk Blues / I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive)
(v GB)		9/1957 MGM
73.Songs For A Broken Heart (No. 1) EP
(Nobody's Lonesome For Me / You Win Again / Why Don't You Love Me / Take These Chains From My Heart)
(v GB)		3/1958 MGM
74.Songs For A Broken Heart (No.2 ) EP
(I'd Still Want You / I'm Sorry For You My Friend / I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You / I Can't Escape From You)
(v GB)		5/1958 MGM
75.Hank's Lament EP
(I Can't Help It / Dear John / Let's Turn Back The Years / A Teardrop On A Rose)
(v GB)		11/1958 MGM
76.Hank Williams' Favourites EP
(v GB)		9/1961 MGM
77.The Authentic Sound Of The Country Hits EP
(v GB)		2/1963 MGM
78.I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry / You Win Again4/1966 MGM 109
79.Kaw-Liga / Let's Turn Back The Years
(v GB)		8/1966 MGM
80.Home In Heaven EP
(Home In Heaven / In My Dreams / I'm Going Home / Mother Is Gone)		3/1983 Arhoolie
81.Two Old Cats Like Us / Little Hotel Room
& Merle Haggard & Ray Charles		1985 Columbia
82.There's A Tear In My Beer
& Hank Williams Jr.		1989 Curb
83.The Garden Spot Programs 1950 EP
(The Garden Spot Jingle / Lovesick Blues / A Mansion On The Hill / Fiddle Tune / I've Just Told Mama Goodbye / Closing / Oh! Susanna / The Garden Spot Jingle / Mind Your Own Business / Lovesick Blues / Fiddle Tune / At The First Fall Of Snow / Closing / Oh! Susanna / The Garden Spot Jingle / I Can't Get You Off My Mind / I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) / Fiddle Tune / Farther Along / Closing / Oh! Susanna / The Garden Spot Jingle / I'll Be A Bachellor 'Til I Die / Wedding Bells / Fiddle Tune / Jesus Remembered Me / Closing / Oh! Susanna)		31.05.2014Omnivore
84.Moanin' the Blues / I Saw the Light02.12.2016Hoo Doo

Movies:

1. Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues - 6/2004, Mercury, documentary, directed by Morgan Neville

Awards:

1983 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Your Cheating Heart")
1987 Grammy Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award
1989 Grammy Awards - Best Country Vocal Collaboration (SP "There's A Tear In My Beer", & Hank Williams, Jr.)
1998 Grammy Awards

- Best Boxed Recording Package ("The Complete Hank Williams")
- Best Historical Album ("The Complete Hank Williams")
1999 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry")
2001 Grammy Hall Of Fame ("Hey Good Lookin'")
2002 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)")
2011 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Lovesick Blues", 1949, with His Drifting Cowboys)
2014 Grammy Awards - Best Historical Album ("The Garden Spot Programs, 1950")
2014 Grammy Hall Of Fame (SP "Honky Tonkin'", 1947)

Various:

† 31.12.1952

recordings till 1952 only on 78 rpm

Compilation Appearances:

"My Heart Would Know" on OST "Disney/Pixar Cars" (6.6.06, Walt Disney)

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19898 252Recenzealbum review
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19742813.07.197437Albumsalbum review
19943106.08.199433Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975029.11.197521Plattersalbum review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
20102 19