26
9/17/49 Hank turns 26
September 30 1949- Temperature at Nashville drops to 36, setting a record low for the month.
9/49 MGM 10506 YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I'M GONNA LEAVE)/LOST HIGHWAY RELEASED
1949 WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE GRAVE EACH DAY SOLO DEMO
1949 ALABAMA WALTZ DEMO
1949 JESUS DIED FOR ME WITH AUDREY DEMO
1949 JESUS DIED FOR ME SOLO DEMO
1949 ARE YOU WALKIN' AND A TALKIN' FOR THE LORD DEMO #1
10/1/49 "You're Gonna Change" charts in Billboard, peaks at #4
10/8/49 "Lost Highway" charts in Billboard, peaks at #12
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Recorded on 2 consecutive Sundays in Mid-October-either either 10/9 and 10/16, or 10/16 and 10/23
SHOW ONE
10/49 HAPPY ROVIN' COWBOY
10/49 WEDDING BELLS
10/49 LOVESICK BLUES
10/49 WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES
SHOW TWO
10/49 YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE OR I'M GONNA LEAVE
10/49 THERE'S A BLUEBIRD ON YOUR WINDOWSILL (AUDREY)
10/49 A TRAMP ON THE STREET
SHOW THREE
10/49 I'M A LONG GONE DADDY
10/49 I'M TELLING YOU (AUDREY)
10/49 WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS
SHOW FOUR
10/49 LOST HIGHWAY
10/49 I WANT TO LIVE AND LOVE (W/ AUDREY)
10/49 I'LL HAVE A NEW BODY
SHOW FIVE
10/49 A MANSION ON THE HILL
10/49 THERE'LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT
10/49 THE PRODIGAL SON
SHOW SIX
10/49 PAN AMERICAN
10/49 LOVESICK BLUES
10/49 I SAW THE LIGHT
SHOW SEVEN
10/49 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
10/49 WEDDING BELLS
10/49 I'VE JUST TOLD MAMA GOODBYE
SHOW EIGHT
10/49 I CAN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND
10/49 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY
10/49 THY BURDERNS ARE GREATER THAN MINE
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10/27/49-Hank appears in Toronto Canada
10/28/49 ZEB TURNER NEVER BEEN SO LONESOME
11/8/49 MGM 10560 MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT/I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY RELEASED
11/11/49-Hank appears in Montgomery Alabama with Bill Monroe, Lou Childre, Lonzo and Oscar
11/12/49 YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE OR I'M GONNA LEAVELIVE 10:3
11/13/49-Hank flies to Germany
11/18/49 MOVE IT ON OVER LIVE IN GERMANY 10:2
11/25/49-Hank flies home from Germany
11/26/49-Hank appears on Opry
11/26/49 "My Bucket's Got a Hole In It" charts in Billboard, peaks at #2
12/8/1949-12/12/49-Hank plays 4 shows a day for a week at the Hippodrome in Baltimore. Hank falls off the wagon hard.
12/16/49-Hank and Cowboy Copas play Hotel Roosevelt's Victory Room in Washington
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12/18/49 ROY ACUFF JESUS DIED FOR ME
12/30/49 MILTON ESTES HOUSE OF GOLD
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JAN-FEB 1950 COVER STORY OF COUNTRY-SONG ROUNDUP
1/7/50 HANK INTROS HANK SNOW ON OPRY
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Castle Studio, Nashville
Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar Jerry Rivers-Fiddle Don Helms-steel guitar Bob McNett-Electric Guitar Jack Shook-Rhythm Guitar Ernie Newton-Bass
1/9/50 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES (Hank Williams)
1/9/50 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO (Hank Williams)
1/9/50 WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE(Hank Williams)
1/9/50 MY SON CALLS ANOTHER MAN DADDY #2(Hank Williams/Jewell House)
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Castle Studio, Nashville
Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar on Helms-Steel Guitar, Hillous Buttrum-Bass Owen Bradley or Fred Rose-Organ
1/10/50 TOO MANY PARTIES AND TOO MANY PALS (Billy Rose/Mort Dixon/Ray Henderson)
1/10/50 BEYOND THE SUNSET (Blanche Kerr Brock/Virgil P. Brock/Albert Kennedy Rowswell)
1/10/50 THE FUNERAL(Public Domain-Words, Music-Hank Williams)
1/10/50 EVERYTHING'S OK(Hank Williams)
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1/50 MGM 10609 I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING/MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE RELEASED
1950 HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW DEMO
EARLY 1950 TEARDROP ON A ROSE DEMO
1/29/50-2/2/50-Hank appears with Cowboy Copas and and Ernest Tubb in Kansas City
2/3/50 BILL MONROE-ALABAMA WALTZ
2/3/50 BILL MONROE-I'M BLUE, I'M LONESOME
2/8/50 BRAXTON SHOOFORD WHY SHOULD I CRY
2/8/50 BRAXTON SHOOFORD ROCKING CHAIR DADDY
2/8/50 BRAXTON SHOOFORD A TEARDROP ON A ROSE
2/18/50 "I Just on't Like This Kind of Living" charts in Billboard, peaks at #5
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2/18/50 I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING LIVE ON GOO
2/18/50 LOVESICK BLUES LIVE ON GOO
2/50 MGM 10630 BEYOND THE SUNSET/THE FUNERAL RELEASED
1950 HELP ME UNDERSTAND DEMO
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2/21/50-Hank appears in Jackson, Mississippi
2/21/50-HANK RADIO APPEARANCE ON WSLI, JACKSON MISSISSIPPI
2/21/50 LOST HIGHWAY FARMER JIM LIVE VERSION
2/21/50 I'M A LONG GONE DADDY FARMER JIM LIVE VERSION
2/21/50 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES FARMER JIM LIVE VERSION
2/22/50-Hank appears in Mobile Alabama
2/23/50-Hank appears in Pensacola, FL
2/24/50-Hank appearson Grand Ole Opry
2/25/50-Hank appears in Springfield, Missouri
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3/50 MGM 10645 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES/MY SON CALLS ANOTHER MAN DADDY RELEASED
MARCH EARLY HANK AND AUDREY RADIO INTERVIEW
MID MARCH-Hank attends Juke Box Operators Convention in Chicago
3/17/50-Hank appears in Florence, Alabama
3/25/50 JOHNNIE AND JACK JESUS REMEMBERED ME
3/25/50 Hank on cover of Billboard magazine pictured at Chicago jukebox operator's convention.
3/25/50 "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" charts in Billboard, peaks at #1
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3/28/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS HELP ME UNDERSTAND (Hank Williams)
3/28/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW (Hank Williams)
3/28/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS MODEL T LOVE (Audrey Williams)
3/28/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS TIGHT WAD DADDY (Audrey Williams)
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1950 LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF HEAVEN DEMO
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4/1/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS I LIKE THAT KIND (Audrey Williams)
4/1/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS HONKY TONKIN (Hank Williams)
4/1/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS WHAT PUT THE PEP IN GRANDMA (Audrey williams)
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1950 MESSAGE TO MY MOTHER DEMO
4/8/50 HANK HOSTS OPRY WITH MARV SHINER
4/8/50 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY LIVE ON OPRY
April 13 1950- A cold outbreak produces the lowest high, low, and mean temperatures ever observed on this date at Nashville. The high is 42, with a low of 27, producing a mean temperature of 35 degrees.
4/15/50 Hank, staying at Tulane Hotel in Nashville after fight with Audrey, sets bed on fire with cigarette after fallling asleep.
4/15/50 "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy" charts in Billboard, peaks at #9
4/16/50 Nashville Tennessean reports events of 4/15/50
4/22/50-"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" hits #1
5/50 MGM 10696 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME/A HOUSE WITHOUT LOVE RELEASED
5/8/50-Hank appears in Ottawa Canada
5/14/50-Hank appears at Radio Ranch Park, Williamsport, PA
5/26/50-Hank Jr.'s First Birthday
5/27/50-Family photo session at Franklin Road home
5/27/50"Why Don't You Love Me" charts in Billboard, peaks at #1
5/31/50-Hank appears in Shreveport with Minnie Pearl, Oak Ridge Quartet
6/2/50-6/7/50-Hank and Cowboy Copas appear in St. Louis
6/05/50 CURLEY WILLIAMS RECORDS HONEY DO YOU LOVE ME HUH
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6/10/50 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES LIVE ON OPRY
6/10/50 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO LIVE
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1950 WEARING OUT YOUR WALKING SHOES DEMO
6/1950 MGM 10718 TOO MANY PARTIES AND TOO MANY PALS/EVERYTHING'S OKAY-LUKE THE DRIFTER RELEASED
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Castle Studio, Nashville-Split session with Rusty Gabbard.
Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar Jerry Rivers-Fiddle Don Helms-Steel Guitar Sammy Pruett-Electric Guitar Probably Rusty Gabbard-Rhythm Guitar Ernie Newton-Bass
6/14/50 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME (Leon Payne)
6/14/50 HONKY TONK BLUES' #3 (LOST) (Hank Williams)
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1950 I'M GOING HOME DEMO
6/17/50-"Why Don't You Love Me" hits #1
6/19/50-6/22/50-Hank appears in Amarillo TX
7/4/50-Hank appears in Ft. Worth TX at North Side Coliseum
7/5/50-7/6/50-Hank appears at Jack Ruby's "Silver Spur" club in Dallas
7/5/50 RED KIRK RECORDS NEVER BEEN SO LONESOME
7/7/50-Hank appears in Waco TX
7/8/50-Hank misses scheduled show in Greenville TX due to drinking
SUMMER 1950 SING SING SING DEMO
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8/4/50 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME LIVE ON WSM
8/12/50-birthday party for Lycretia at the home on Franklin Road-Fred Rose attends as do a bunch of Lyrcretia's school friends. Photographer present.
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8/12/50 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO LIVE ON GOO
8/12/50 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME LIVE ON GOO
8/12/50 COMEDY WITH MINNIE PEARL LIVE ON GOO
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8/13/50-Hank appears in Springfield, Ohio
8/14/50-Hank appears in Youngstown, OH
8/15/50 Hank appears in Akron, OH
8/16/50-Hank appears in New Lewiston, PA
8/17/50-Hank appears in Richfield, VA (Richmond VA according to Koon/Pinson)
8/18/50-Hank returns to Nashville
8/19/50-Hank appears on Grand Ole Opry
1950 NEATH A COLD GRAY TOMB OF STONE SOLO DEMO
8/25/50 MGM THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME/WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE RELEASED
8/27/50-Hank plays in Natural Chimneys Park, Mt. Solon, VA
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Castle Studio, Nashville
Hank Williams-Vocals, Guitar Jerry Rivers-Fiddle Don Helms-Steel Guitar Sammy Pruett-Electric Guitar Probably Jack Shook-Rhythm Guitar Ernie Newton or Howard Watts-Bass Fred Rose or Owen Bradley-Organ. Possibly Farris Coursey-Drums on "Moanin the Blues"
8/31/50 NOBODYS LONESOME FOR ME(Hank Williams)
8/31/50 MOANIN THE BLUES(Hank Williams)
8/31/50 HELP ME UNDERSTAND(Hank Williams)
8/31/50 NO NO JOE(Fred Rose)
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9/50-Audrey in hospital for what is later revealed "a botched abortion" according to Hank's divorce cross-complaint.
1950 THERE'S NOTHING AS SWEET AS MY BABY DEMO
09/3/50-Hank makes first appearance at Sunset Park,West Grove, PA
September 7 1950- Nashville is drenched with 2.06" of rain -- the most ever received on this date. The high temperature tops out at 64 degrees, which is the lowest high temperature ever observed on this date. |
