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1/3/52-Hank moves out of his house on Franklin Road and into the Andrew Jackson Hotel. then to Montgomery.
1/10/52-Audrey files for "seperate maintenance" soon changed to divorce
1/14/52 JIMMIE SKINNER-WHEN THE BOOK OF LIFE IS READ
1/14/52-1/17/52-Hank moves to 2718 Westwood in Nashville with room mate Ray Price
1/52 MGM 11160 HONKY TONK BLUES/I'M SORRY FOR YOU MY FRIEND RELEASED
1/28/52-Hank leaves for Richmond Virginia show
1/29/52-Hank plays show at The Mosque (now the Landmark Theater) in Richmond, Virginia
1/30/52-Edith Lindemann reviews Hank's Richmond Virginia show in the Times Dispatch. She didn't enjoy the show.
1/30/52-Hank plays at the Mosque in Richmond Virginia, opening with "Mind Your Own Business" dedicated to a "certain lady writer."
2/8/52 RAY PRICE I LOST THE ONLY LOVE I EVER KNEW
February 13 1951- F4 tornado tears through Moore and Franklin Counties, moving through or near Lois, Marble Hill, Beech Hill, Marble Plains, and Decherd. There is damage to 109 farms. Hundreds of trees are downed in Lois and Marble Hill. Over a hundred homes are damaged or destroyed in Franklin County. A church, a school, a store, and a home are destroyed at Beech Hill. Two people are killed in Marble Plains, and one more in Dechard. Storm continues into Grundy County, producing an F2 which rips a path from Monteagle to Tracy City. The damage in Monteagle is estimated at $110,000, and $90,000 in Tracy City. About 150 buildings are affected. One person is injured in each town. A total of 4 fatalities are reported in the three counties, with 46 injuries. Overall, 5 tornadoes are reported across Middle Tennessee, the 10th largest tornado outbreak in mid state history.
3/52-Hank answers Audrey's divorce complaint
3/1/52 "Honky Tonk Blues" charts in Billboard, peaks at #2
3/3/52-Hank hangs around Acuff-Rose office until Fred Rose runs him off.
3/3/52-"Let's Turn Back the Years" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
3/3/52-"When the Book of Life is Read" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
3/11/52 Hank broadcasts from WSM Studio C
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3/22/52-Uncle Dave Macon dies, Hank dedicates hymn to him on Opry. Unclear if "let the Spirit Descend" is the hymn.
3/22/52 HONKY TONK BLUES LIVE ON GOO
3/22/52 LET THE SPIRIT DESCEND LIVE ON GOO
3/22/52 COLD COLD HEART LIVE ON GOO
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3/25/52 Hank travels to New York with June Carter, Carl Smith, and Roy Acuff
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3/26/52 HEY GOOD LOOKIN ON KATE SMITH
3/26/52 I SAW THE LIGHT ON KATE SMITH
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MAY-JUNE 1952 COVER OF COUNTRY SONG ROUNDUP
4/1/52 ARE YOU WALKING AND A TALKING FOR THE LORD RADIO
4/3/52-Hank agrees to Audrey's divorce conditions, signs settlement.
4/4/52 DRIFTING TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE RADIO BROADCAST
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4/5/52 BABY WE'RE REALLY IN LOVE ON GOO
4/5/52 I CAN'T HELP IT IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU ON GOO
4/5/52 OLD COUNTRY CHURCH ON GOO
4/5/52 COMEDY WITH ROD BRASFIELD ON OPRY
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4/14/52 Hank appears in San Jose, California
4/15/52-Hank appears in Oakland, CA
4/15/52-Hank interviewed by Ralph J Gleason in Oakland CA
4/16/52-Hank attends MGM record distributors convention in Los Angeles
4/17/52-Hank has a meeting with MGM Movie studios in LA
4/18/52-appears with Tex Williams at Riverside Ranchero Clubin Los Angeles. Famous Music Note Suit photo taken at this show.
4/19/52-Hank appears in Bakersfield, CA-tells Minnie Pearl "There Ain't No Light"
4/52 I CRIED AGAIN
4/52 WILD SIDE OF LIFE
1952 JAMBALAYA DEMO
1952 IF YOU'LL BE A BABY TO ME DEMO
4/52 Bobbie Jett tells Hank she is pregnant with his child
4/21/52 "You'll Never Again be Mine" unpublished lyrics written in the Hotel Astor, New York City
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4/23/52 COLD COLD HEART ON KATE SMITH
4/23/52 I CAN'T HELP IT IF IM STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU ON KATE SMITH
4/23/52 GLORY BOUND TRAIN ON KATE SMITH
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1952 ARE YOU WALKING AND A TALKING FOR THE LORD DEMOS
1952 YOU BETTER KEEP IT ON YOUR MIND DEMO
1952 LOW DOWN BLUES
4/29/52-Hank appears in Beaumont TX
4/30/52-5/2/52-Hank tours Texas with Carl Smith, ernest Tubb, The Carter Family, Lew Chidre, Danny Dill. The play Chorpus Christie, Houston
5/3/52 "Half as Much" charts in Billboard, peaks at #2
5/5/52-Hank appears in Toronto, Canada
5/6/52-Hank appears in Dundas, Canada
5/10/52-Hank appears on the Grand Ole Opry
5/11/52-Hank spends mothers day with Lillie, Lycretia, hank Jr. at his home on Westwood.
5/17/52-Hank appears in Dallas Texas
5/18/52-5/24/52-Hank heads to Las Vegas to play New Frontier Club-engagement cancelled due to Hank's drinking.
5/28/52-Hank signs divorce papers
5/29/52-Hank and Audrey's divorce final.
6/1/52-6/7/52 Hank tours Indiana and Illinois
6/4/52-Hank appears on cover of Pathfinder magazinewith interview.
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Castle Studio, Nashville
6/13/52 WINDOW SHOPPING
6/13/52 JAMBALAYA
6/13/52 SETTIN THE WOODS ON FIRE
6/13/52 I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE
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6/14/52-Hank meets his second wife, Billie Jean Jones at the Grand Ole Opry
June 15 1952- The temperature at Nashville climbs to 100 degrees -- the earliest date ever for a 100 degree reading.
6/16/52 Hank meets with MGM movie executives about movie contract.
6/17/52 MGM cancels Hank's movie contract.
6/52 PAPPY MCCORMACK ADS
June 30 1952- Temperature at Nashville reaches 106, setting a record high for the month. It also marks the 8th consecutive day of 100+ readings, a record.
JULY-AUG 1952 COVER OF COUNTRY SONG ROUNDUP
July 3 1952- The temperature at Nashville hits 94 degrees, the 31st consecutive day with 90+ degree readings, a record. The average high temperature during this remarkable stretch is 97.3 degrees.
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7/5/52 JAMBALAYA ON OPRY
7/5/52 HALF AS MUCH ON OPRY
7/5/52 WINDOW SHOPPING ON OPRY
7/5/52 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES ON OPRY
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7/8/52 RAY PRICE I CAN'T ESCAPE FROM YOU
7/10/52-Hank and Audrey are divorced.
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Castle Studio, Nashville
7/11/52 YOU WIN AGAIN
7/11/52 I WON'T BE HOME NO MORE
7/11/52 BE CAREFUL OF STONES THAT YOU THROW
7/11/52 WHY DON'T YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND
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7/12/52 JAMBALAYA ON GOO
7/12/52 WINDOW SHOPPING ON GOO
7/12/52 HONKY TONKIN ON GOO
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7/13/52 HANK WILLIAMS LIVE AT SUNSET PARK (An audience recording of one of his shows this day exists-the tape is about thirty minutes long-Hank plays Jambalaya and explains exactly what it is to the audience, tells some jokes, and sounds like he's in a great mood). His contract called for him to play 3 sets that Sunday afternoon in July. Jerry Rivers and Don Helms were with him. Local musicians Roy Perkins played bass and Bobby Montgomery played rhythm guitar. Melvin Price, a musician in a local band, made the recording.
7/18/52 MGM 11283 JAMBALAYA/WINDOW SHOPPING RELEASED
MID JULY-Ray Price moves out of house on Westwood
MID JULY Hank and Billie Jean travel to Shreveport
July 26 1952- One of the most notorious heat waves assaults Nashville with its first of four consecutive daily record high temperatures. Today, the murcury rises to 103 degrees. The air mass is unusually dry, though, with a temperature range of 40 degrees, following a pleasant morning low of 63.
July 27 1952- Temperature at Nashville reaches 107, setting an all-time record high. Other record highs include Dickson (109), and Clarksville (110), which comes within 3 degrees of tying the all-time record high for Tennessee (Perryville, 8/9/40).
July 28 1952- Temperature at Nashville reaches 107 for the 2nd consecutive day. All-time record highs are set at Centerville, Columbia, and Palmetto (109), Shelbyville (107), Smithville (105), Springfield (106), Tullahoma (106), and Monteagle (101).
7/28/52-"Jambalaya" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
8/2/52-Hank misses Opry appearance
8/3/52-Hank appears for the last time at Sunset Park in West Grove, PA
August 3 1952- Record-breaking heat wave persists across middle Tennessee. Temperature at Nashville climbs to 100 degrees.
8/5/52 Carl Smith and Jim Denny drive to Hank's house to warn him if he doesn't make his 8/9 appearanceon the Friday Night Frolics, he'd be fired from all his WSM programs. Hank relates coversation to Horace Logan-Jim Denney told Hank "You've got too much going for you Hank," to which Hank replied,"You really think so, huh? well, that's funny 'cause I don't feel like I got nothin'"
8/10/52-Hank fired from Opry and WSM
8/12/52-Johnnie wright drives Hank to Montgomery
8/15/52-Homecoming show in Greenville, Alabama
8/15/52-Hank purchases car he will die in
8/52 MGM 11309 BE CAREFUL OF STONES THAT YOU THROW/WHY DON'T YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND RELEASED
8/16/52-Hank goes to Camp Kawliga near Alexander City, alabama for a vacation. Bobbie Jett meets him there.
8/16/52 "Jambalaya" charts in Billboard, peaks at #1
8/17/52 On a drunk, Hank comes up with idea for the song Kawliga. He is later arrested in Alexander City for public drunkeness at a hotel-the famous photo of Hank shirtless was taken as he was let out of jail from this episode.
8/25/52-Hank returns to Montgomery
9/3/52-"You Win Again" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
9/4/52-Fred Rose flies to Montgomery to prepare songs for Hank's next session
9/4/52 YOUR CHEATING HEART DEMO
9/4/52 I COULD NEVER BE ASHAMED OF YOU DEMO
9/4/52 KAW LIGA DEMO
9/6/52-"Jambalaya" hits #1
9/52 MGM 11318 SETTIN THE WOODS ON FIRE/YOU WIN AGAIN RELEASED
9/8/52-Hank sells his farm
9/10/52-Hank starts 2 week tour of Louisiana and Texas
9/12/52-MGM RELEASES "HANK WILLIAMS MOANIN THE BLUES" 8 SONG (2 SINGLES) ALBUM
9/13/52-Hank makes suprise appearance on Louisiana Hayride according to Tilman Franks
9/15/52-"There's a Tear in My Beer" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
9/15/52-"I Won't Be Home No More" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams |
