22 till 24
9/17/45 Hank turns 22
1/26/46 Hank starts again at WSFA, Montgomery 6:35 AM-7 AM
3/46 Hank Williams Deluxe songbook published with the lyrics to the previous songs as well as the following
3/46 I BID YOU FREE TO GO unrecorded
3/46 NEVER AGAIN-recorded for Sterling
3/46 THE DAYS ARE SO LONG unrecorded
3/46 WON'T YOU SOMETIMES THINK OF ME-demo exists
3/46 SINGING WATERFALL-demo exists
3/46 FOREVER'S A LONG TIME -recorded years later by Jimmie Davis
3/46 YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO GO THE OTHER WAY unrecorded
3/46 BACK ACHE BLUES unrecorded
3/46 THE LAST MESSAGE unrecorded
3/46 I DON'T CARE IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES-recorded for Sterling
3/46 WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS-recorded for Sterling
3/46 I NEVER WILL FORGET unrecorded
3/46 THERE'S A NEW LIGHT SHINING IN OUR HOME unrecorded
3/46 IN DREAMS YOU STILL BELONG TO ME-demo exists
3/46 SOMEDAY YOU'LL BE LONELY TOO unrecorded
3/46 I WATCHED MY DREAMWORLD CRUMBLE LIKE CLAY-demo exists
3/46 CALLING YOU-2 demos exist
3/46 AM I TOO LATE TO SAY I'M SORRY unrecorded
3/46 MY DARLING BABY GIRL (WRITTEN WITH AUDREY) unrecorded
3/46 I JUST WISH I COULD FORGET unrecorded
3/46 LET'S TURN BACK THE YEARS-early version of song recorded by Hank for MGM
3/46 I LOVED NO ONE BUT YOU unrecorded
3/46 YOU'LL LOVE ME AGAIN unrecorded
3/46 ME AND MY BROKEN HEARTrecorded years later by CARL SMITH
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Satherly was a record industry executive who had been in the business since it's inception, working for Columbia records. He held onto the following six demos and the were originally released on an Arhoolie Records E.P.
1946 WON'T YOU SOMETIMES THINK OF ME
1946 I WATCHED MY DREAMWORLD CRUMBLE LIKE CLAY
1946 MOTHER IS GONE
1946 WHY SHOULD I CRY Audrey performs this song on a Mother's Best show, and before
she performs the song, Hank mentions he wrote this one in "1942 or 1943"
1946 I TOLD A LIE TO MY HEART
1946 YOU BROKE YOUR OWN HEART ACOUSTIC DEMO
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1946 SINGING WATERFALL DEMO #1
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1946 CALLING YOU DEMO #1
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12/46 WEALTH WON'T SAVE YOUR SOUL
1946 PAN AMERICAN
9/46 Starts a daily 4 PM show on WSFA
9/14/46 Hank and Audrey travel to Nashville to meet with Fred Rose. Rose agrees to publish 2 songs for a future Molly O'Day session.
9/17/46 Hank turns 23
10/30/46 Hank sends Rose demos of the 2 songs-"When God Comes and Gathers his Jewels," and "Six More Miles.".
11/21/46 Hank signs Acuff-Rose contract for the 2 songs.
11/23/46 Rose sends Hank note that he will polish up lyrics of two songs a bit.
12/9/46 Hank travels to Nashville to rehearse with the Willis brothers for his first recording session.
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WSM Studios NashvilleTN
Hank Williams-Vocal/guitar, Skeeter Willis-Fiddle, Vic Willis-Accordian, James Willis-Guitar, Charles Wright-Bass
12/11/46CALLING YOU(Hank Williams)
12/11/46NEVER AGAIN WILL I KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR(Hank Williams)
12/11/46WEALTH WON'T SAVE YOUR SOUL (Hank Williams)
12/11/46WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS (Hank Williams)
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12/16/46MOLLY O'DAY RECORDS "SIX MORE MILES"
12/16/46MOLLY O'DAY-WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS
1/47 STERLING 201 NEVER AGAIN/CALLING YOU RELEASED
1/19/47-"The Broken Marraige," unpublished song lyrics in Hank's notebook.
1/26/47-first draft of "I Saw the Light" lyrics in one of Hank's notebooks
2/47 STERLING 204 WEALTH WON'T SAVE YOUR SOUL/WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS RELEASED
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WSM Studios Nashville, TN
Hank Williams-Vocal/Guitar, Tommy Jackson-Fiddle, Smokey Lohman-Steel Guitar, Zeke Turner-Electric Guitar, Louis Innis-Bass
2/13/47I DON'T CARE (IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES)(Hank Williams)
2/13/47MY LOVE FOR YOU (HAS TURNED TO HATE) (Hank Williams)
2/13/47HONKY TONKIN' #1 (Hank Williams)
2/13/47PAN AMERICAN (Hank Williams)
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2/19/47"The Heavens are Lonely Too" unpublished lyrics in Hank's notebook.
2/20/47"Why Did Mommy Say Goobye" lyrics in Hank's notebook-unpublished
3/6/47Hank signs deal with MGM records.
4/1/47MGM deal takes effect.
----------------------------------------4/21/47 MGM RECORDS SESSION---------------------------------
Castle Studio, Nashville.
Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar, Tommy Jackson-Fiddle, Smokey Lohman-Steel Guitar, Zeke Turner-Electric Guitar, Louis Innis-Rhythm Guitar, Brownie Reynolds-Bass
4/21/47MOVE IT ON OVER(Hank Williams)
4/21/47I SAW THE LIGHT(Hank Williams)
4/21/47LAST NIGHT I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP (Hank Williams)
4/21/47SIX MORE MILES(Hank Williams)
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4/47 STERLING 208 I DON'T CARE IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES/MY LOVE FOR YOU HAS TURNED TO HATE RELEASED
1947-1948 CALLING YOU DEMO #2
1947 HONKY TONK BLUES DEMO
5/6/47Hank sends Fred a note letting him know he's a DJ on WSFA
5/47 STERLING 210 HONKY TONKIN'/PAN AMERICAN RELEASED
6/6/47 MGM 10033 MOVE IT ON OVER/LAST NIGHT I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP RELEASED
6/29/47YOU BROKE YOUR OWN HEART
6/29/47I'M SO TIRED OF IT ALL
6/29/47-lyrice to "I'm So Tired of It all" written in Hank's notebook.
6/29/47-lyrics to unpublished song "Honky Tonkin' Mama" in Hank's notebook.
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Castle Studio, Nashville
Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar L.C. Crysel-Fiddle on all but "Ponchertrain," Tommy Jackson-Fiddle on Ponchertrain, Herman Herron-Steel Guitar, Sammy Pruett-Lead Guitar, Slim Thomas-Rhythm Guitar, Lum York-Bass. (according to the liner notes for 'The Complete Hank Williams.'-Lum York has stated he did not play on this session)
8/4/47FLY TROUBLE (Honey Wilds/Bunny Biggs/Fred Rose) 1:13
8/4/47I'M SATISFIED WITH YOU (Fred Rose) 1:14
8/4/47ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONCHERTRAIN (Hank Williams/Ramona Vincent) 1:15
8/4/47 HONKY TONK BLUES #1 (Hank Williams) (Recording has been lost)
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8/9/47Birmingham news runs story on "Move it On Over" charting in Billboard
8/9/47"Move it On Over" charts in Billboard, peaks at #4
8/19/47-Hank sends Fred Rose a demo of "I Saw the Light" as a duet with Audrey and "Everything's Okay"
8/21/47-article in Montgomery advisor paper detailing the success of "Move it On Over" and noting "Fly Trouble" will be Hank's next release.
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