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9/17/50 Hank turns 27
9/19/50-9/22/50-Hank performs in Amarillo TX
9/20/50 TEX RITTER RECORDS WEARING OUT YOUR WALKING SHOES
9/24/50-Hank appears in New Orleans
10/50 MGM 10806 NO NO JOE/HELP ME UNDERSTAND RELEASED
10/50 MGM 10813 I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME/JESUS REMEMBERED ME RELEASED
10/7/50-billboard Magazine runs ad announcing Hank's TV show on WSM in Nashville
10/7/50 "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me" charts in Billboard, peaks at #5
10/14/50 "Why Should We Try Anymore" charts in Billboard, peaks at #9
10/20/50 CHARLIE MONROE 'NEATH A COLD GRAY TOMB OF STONE
10/20/20 CHARLIE MONROE SING SING SING
11/50 MGM 10832 MOANIN' THE BLUES/NOBODY'S LONESOME FOR ME RELEASED
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11/11/50 MOANIN THE BLUES LIVE ON GOO
11/11/50 NOBODYS LONESOME FOR ME LIVE ON GOO
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11/18/50 "Moainin' the Blues" charts in Billboard, peaks at #1
11/18/50 "Nobody's Lonesome For Me" charts in Billboard, peaks at #9
11/22/50-"You've Been Lonesome Too" unpublished song lyrics in Hank's notebook.
11/23/50-"Cold Cold Heart" lyrics written in Hank's notebook.
November 24 1950- Nashville records greatest one-day snowfall for November, measuring 7.2".
November 25 1950- Temperature at Nashville drops to -1, setting a record low for the month.
12/3/50-Hank appears in Toledo, OH
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12/50 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS RADIO BROADCAST
12/50 HELP ME UNDERSTAND RADIO BROADCAST
12/50 WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART RADIO BROADCAST
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12/10/50-Hank appears in Atlanta
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Castle Studio, Nashville
Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar Jerry Rivers-Fiddle Don Helms- Steel Guitar Sammy Pruett-electric/rhythm guitar Chet Atkins-Electric Guitar Ernie Newton or Howard Watts-Bass Owen bradley or Fred Rose-Piano
12/21/50 COLD COLD HEART (Hank Williams)
12/21/50 DEAR JOHN(Aubrey Gass)
12/21/50 JUST WAITING(Hank Williams/Bob Gazzaway)
12/21/50 MEN WITH BROKEN HEARTS(Hank Williams)
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12/29/50-"How can you refuse him now?" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
12/30/50-"Why should I cry?" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
12/30/50-"Moanin' the Blues" hits #1
12/30/50-12/31/50-Hank appears with Hank Snow in Indianapolis
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1/6/51 MOANIN THE BLUES LIVE ON GOO
1/6/51 NOBODY'S LONESOME FOR ME LIVE ON GOO
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Mother's Best shows are first transcribed, most likely in batches (multiple shows recorded at once) to play on-air when Hank is on the road. The show airs at 7:15 AM on WSM-AM. I have seen two different dates listed for the initial batch's recording-the 8th and 9th of January 1951, but considering 1/6/51 was a Saturday, I will assume they were recorded on Sunday, 1/7/51 for broadcast over the next few weeks.
One way to track the air dates of these (or the approximate air-dates) is when Hank actually mentions the date, as he does for the 1/12/51 show before the band plays an old fiddle tune called "The 8th of January." Hank mentions that it is the 12th of January, so that's close enough to play the song. Other means of surmising include paying attention to Hank's record release dates (when he first plays "Cold Cold Heart" on show 20, and then Dear John on show 21, and he announces those records have just been released on MGM, it's safe to assume the shows were aired soon after Cold Cold Heart/Dear John was released in early Feb. 1951.)
There are other instances when Hank tells the audience to have a good weekend, so I can assume that show aired on a Friday. It's also interesting to note the comings and goings of Audrey-I would assume when she is present, she's gonna appear-hence her appearance and exit may mark one batch of sessions. I have also tracked down significant weather events in Nashville for the period, as Hank mentions the weather every once in awhile on the shows.
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MONDAY
Hank talks about how bad he is at Bird Hunting during this show.
1/8/51 THE BLIND CHILD
1/8/51 WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART
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1/8/51-"The Sermon on the Mountain" unpublished lyrics in Hank's notebook
1/8/51-"For Me There is No Place" lyrics in Hank's notebook.
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TUESDAY
Hank mentions Carl Smith is present in the studio-but he can't do anything on air because the budget won't allow it. Carl is referred to as "Carl Overlooked an Orchid" Smith.
1/9/51 WHERE THE OLD RED RIVER FLOWS
1/9/51 HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW
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WEDNSDAY
Hank mentions "Moanin' the Blues" is one of the "Top Tunes in the Country"
1/10/51 MOANIN' THE BLUES
1/10/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS HONKY TONKIN
1/10/51 I'LL HAVE A NEW BODY
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THURSDAY
When introducing Alabama Waltz Hank mentions he wrote the song, and if anyone "wants it" to let him know-he acknowledges the song has been written inspired by the Tennessee Waltz.
1/11/51 ALABAMA WALTZ
1/11/51 LORD BUILD ME A CABIN
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FRIDAY
During the shows Audrey doesn't appear, the band plays a short instrumental. The instrumental on this show is "The 8th of January," an old fiddle tune-Hank mentions that it is "the 12th of January, so we're close enough."
1/12/51 NOBODY'S LONESOME FOR ME
1/12/51 GATHERING FLOWERS FOR THE MASTERS BOUQUET
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MONDAY?
1/15/51 MANSION ON THE HILL
1/15/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS I LIKE THAT KIND
1/15/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW
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TUESDAY?
Before Audrey sings Hank's "Why Should I Cry," he mentions "I wrote this back in 1941 or 1942. My good friend Braxton Schufort recorded it back a short time ago."
1/16/51 EVERYTHING'S OKAY
1/16/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS WHY SHOULD I CRY
1/16/51 I HEARD MY MOTHER PRYING FOR ME WITH AUDREY
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WEDNSDAY?
Special guest Joe Rumore, an announcer from Birmingham Alabama that also does a Mother's Best show on a different station. During Audrey's performance of "Tigh Wad Daddy" Hank can be heard making wisecracks off mic in answer to the song's lyrics.
1/17/51 NOBODY'S LONESOME FOR ME
1/17/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS TIGHT WAD DADDY
1/17/51 I'LL HAVE A NEW BODY
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1/17/51 "Searching in Vain," unpublished song lyrics in Hank's notebook.
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FRIDAY
Hank wishes everyone a good weekend.
1/18/51 MOVE IT ON OVER
1/18/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS I'M SATISFIED WITH LIFE
1/18/51 I SAW THE LIGHT
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MONDAY?
Hank complains about his out of tune guitar that he says he told the guitar salesman "wasn't worth 2 and a half."
1/19/51 SEAMAN'S BLUES
1/19/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS BLUES IN MY MIND
1/19/51 SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME WITH AUDREY
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TUESDAY?
1/22/51 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
1/22/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS BONAPARTES RETREAT
1/22/51 I'VE JUST TOLD MAMA GOODBYE
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WEDNSDAY?
Hank mentions "Calling You" was written "7 years ago" putting it's date of origin at 1944
1/23/51 ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONCHARTRAIN
1/23/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS BLUE LOVEIN MY HEART
1/23/51 CALLING YOU
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1/24/51-"Sing, sing, sing" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
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THURSDAY?
Audrey dedicates "Model-T Love" to Cedric-Hank seems surly the rest of the show.
1/51 MY SWEET LOVE AIN'T AROUND
1/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS MODEL T LOVE
1/51 WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES
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FRIDAY?
1/51 PINS AND NEEDLES
1/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS FOUR FLUSHER
1/51 I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME
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FRIDAY
Hank mentions it's Friday-so one of the previous shows is most likely out of sequence.
1/51 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
1/51 AUDREY WILLIAMS I LIKE THAT KIND
1/51 WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART
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1951 FOOL ABOUT YOU DEMO
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Announcer asks Hank if he still has that $2.00 guitar-making me believe this show is out of sequence and should actually be Tuesday the 22nd. Before Audrey sings her song on this show Hank mentions he's going to "go sit down," probably relating to his back hurting. After she sings her song and Hank mentions he wrote it, the announcer mentions Hank doesn't hate things as much as he did when he wrote the song, Hank disagrees.
JAN 1951 MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE
JAN 1951 AUDREY WILLIAMS MY LOVE FOR YOU HAS TURNED TO HATE
JAN 1951 DEAR BROTHER WITH AUDREY
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They'll Never Take Her Love mentioned as a song he "recorded here not too long ago."
JAN 1951 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME
JAN 1951 AUDREY WILLIAMS LAST NIGHT I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP
JAN 1951 WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE
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JAN 1951 COOL WATER
JAN 1951 LONELY TOMBS
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Hank plugs his and Audrey's duet before the sing it, mentions "Joe Lockard (sp?) sitting in the studio-apparently a WSM engineer.
JAN 1951 I JUST DONT LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING
JAN 1951 AUDREY WILLIAMS YOU DONT HAVE TO BE A BABY TO CRY
JAN 1951 JESUS REMEMBERED ME
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January 28 1951 A strong cold front moves through Nashville shortly after 1:00 p.m., causing temperatures to fall during the afternoon and evening, and ushering in one of the most remarkable weather events in Nashville's history.
1/28/51-Hank appears in Oklahoma City with Jimmie Dickens and Tommy Collins
January 29 1951 The worst ice storm in Nashville's history begins, causing a complete stalemate of transportation in Nashville for two days. Frozen precipitation starts during the evening, with 1.6" of snow and ice accumulating by midnight.
1/30/51-Tour Date in Cooksville TX with Jimmie Dickens
1/30/51 CARL SMITH RECORDS THERE'S NOTHING AS SWEET AS MY BABY
January 31 1951- Five inches of snow and ice fall, much of it during the evening, producing a water equivalent of 3.83". This is the greatest one-day precipitation event for January in Nashville's history.
February 1 1951- Precipitation continues at Nashville through the morning, most of it as snow, and finally ends around noon. An additional 5.2" are measured, leaving the city buried under 8" of ice and snow.
February 2 1951- Temperature at Nashville drops to -13, tying the record low for the month.
2/3/51 MGM 10904 DEAR JOHN/COLD COLD HEART RELEASED
EARLY FEB. Hank appears at Boutwell auditorium in Birmingham Alabama with Cowboy Copas
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MONDAY
Hank makes frequent mentions to the cold and snow, also mentions "I go to texas and I come home and I been froze out." He was in Texas 1/30/51. Announces "Cold Cold Heart" as just being released-the record was released Feb 3rd. He also mentions touring the Mother's Best Mill in Alabama-he appeared in Birmingham in early Feb. as well. This detective work leads me to believe this show was from the first Monday in Feb.
FEB 5 1951 COLD COLD HEART
FEB 5 1951 AUDREY WILLIAMS HONKY TONKIN
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1951 READY TO GO HOME DEMO
2/8/1951-"Homesick" lyrics in Hank's notebook-song later "finished" by Hank Jr.
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TUESDAY?
FEB 6 1951 DEAR JOHN
FEB 6 1951 AUDREY WILLIAMS I'M SATISFIED WITH LIFE
FEB 6 1951 SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME WITH AUDREY
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2/10/51 Hank appears on Opry
2/16/51-"Just Waitin" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams & Bob Gazzaway
2/16/51-"Men With Broken Hearts" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
2/16/51-"Cold Cold Heart" copyrighted Words & music: Hank Williams
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FEB 1951 AT THE FIRST FALL OF SNOW
FEB 1951 AUDREY WILLIAMS I LIKE THAT KIND
FEB 1951 WHEN GOD DIPS HIS LOVE IN MY HEART
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FEB 1951 WEDDING BELLS
FEB 1951 AUDREY WILLIAMS TIGHT WAD DADDY
FEB 1951 WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES
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FEB 1951 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME
FEB 1951 BLUE LOVE IN MY HEART
FEB 1951 DEAR BROTHER
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FEB 1951 FADED LOVE AND WINTER ROSES
FEB 1951 I HEARD MY SAVIOR CALL
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FEB 1951 JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU
FEB 1951 FARTHER ALONG
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FEB 1951 MOVE IT ON OVER
FEB 1951 THY BURDERNS ARE GREATER THAN MINE
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MAR 1951 THERE'S NOTHING AS SWEET AS MY BABY
MAR 1951 WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO SHINE
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3/2/51-Hank interviewed in Charleston, South Carolina "I reckon they thing I'm something like the Red Cross."
3/3/51 "Dear John" charts in Billboard, peaks at #8
3/51 MGM 10932 JUST WAITIN'/MEN WITH BROKEN HEARTS RELEASED
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Castle Studio, Nashville
Hank Williams-Vocals, Guitar Jerry Rivers-Fiddle Don Helms-Steel Guitar Sammy Pruett-Electric Guitar Jack Shook-Rhythm Guitar Ernie Newton or Howard Watts-Bass Owen Bradley or Fred Rose-Piano
3/16/51 I CAN'T HELP IT IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU (Hank Williams)
3/16/51 HOWLIN' AT THE MOON (Hank Williams)
3/16/51 HEY GOOD LOOKIN' (Hank Williams)
3/16/51 MY HEART WOULD KNOW (Hank Williams)
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3/17/51 "Cold Cold Heart" charts in Billboard, peaks at #1
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Castle Studio, Nashville, session split with Audrey, who recorded a solo single for MGM.
Hank Williams-Vocals, Guitar Audrey Williams-Vocal Jerry Rivers-Fiddle Don Helms-Steel Guitar Sammy Pruett-Electric Guitar Jack Shook-Rhythm Guitar Ernie Newton or Howard Watts-Bass
3/23/51 PALE HORSE AND HIS RIDER WITH AUDREY (Ervin Staggs/Johnny Bailes)
3/23/51 A HOME IN HEAVEN WITH AUDREY (Hank Williams)
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