One time Hank was holding auditions for a steel guitar player for the band. A player auditioned and just burned up the steel, played the strings off of it. The existing band member got excited and just cheered and clapped, all but Hank. Hank finally spoke and said "That was really good, but can you dumb it down a little?'. The guy said he didn't understand what Hank meant, to which Hank replied, "I want a farm boy to hear it on Friday night and then be able to whistle it in the field on Saturday". I always loved this story, it give insight to Hank's understanding of his fans. Keep it real, keep it relatable, but most of all, keep it simple, a true genius.
@judithbush9392 күн бұрын
Remember ank Senior died at age 29. His songs still resonate today/
@frankscarborough14283 жыл бұрын
Love Hank Williams sr
@judymeeker2925 Жыл бұрын
Hank wrote this and all of his songs. He got his ideals from the romance comic books he read, and yes he was a sad man. I hear pain in his voice. He was a haunted soul.
@Gary_0073 жыл бұрын
Hank was a brilliant songwriter as well as singer. He could reach right into your heart and bring out emotions you didn't know existed. He could make you laugh or cry. Manic depressive people are usually so talented and artistic in some way. Keith Whitley and Edgar Allen Poe are prime examples.
@debbiefujioka3 жыл бұрын
Hanks voice tells the whole story. Thank you for this video.
@W.A.R.R.3 жыл бұрын
Hank Sr is my favorite country artist of all time. Grew up listen to him with my grandpa and dad/uncles. I’m relatively young, and my friends never understood it. Now that we’re getting older they’re finally appreciating him lol
@RockN2Country3 жыл бұрын
@Kyle Webre Way to fight the good fight!!
@gilberthornick6924 Жыл бұрын
Hank was a big star for 6 years. He was only 29 when he passed. I was a year and a half old when he passed. This is the very first song I learned to play and sing. He was my inspiration as to why I wanted to play and sing country music
@uthmaanpacsa72592 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Hanks all say long. He's the King of Country for sure!
@chrishowell1993 жыл бұрын
I didn't even know Hank (or Country) until I was in my thirties. He's the holy grail of Country for me. 'Cold cold heart'.
@dobrobob3 жыл бұрын
Great tune ....I believe Hank wrote a lot of these heart breaking songs after his marriage break up..... you can feel the hurt in his voice as well as the lyrics
@mikesavage21143 жыл бұрын
I just thought of another Hank song! "You Win Again"! Hank's life is reflected in his songs!
@phyllispoff69593 жыл бұрын
Hank Sr. was a sad man. His wife was hard to deal with and also from what I've learned, Hank wanted to entertain but he didn't want the trappings of fame. He had a bad back that required medication. What a guy and a 10 is right on.
@jenniferbutcher30283 жыл бұрын
Could you please review On the Wings of a Dove? I think it was by Hank Snow. It was my dads favorite. We played it at his funeral. He will be gone 10 years this. March. I listen to it once a year in March and remember him.
@dobrobob3 жыл бұрын
Wings of A Dove is a great tune..... I believe Ferlin Husky recorded it first but has been covered by many others .... here’s the link for his version kzbin.info/www/bejne/on7XfZKhprqrhJY
@devontownsend45305 ай бұрын
The late Don Helms, steel guitar player, told the story that this release was done in only one take. No one made a mistake bad enough to start over with a second take. He also said that day at the recording session was the last time he saw Hank alive.
@sandralorenz17969 ай бұрын
I grew up listening to Hank Williams. My dad taught me to two-step to this.
@mamakittyluvsjesus3 жыл бұрын
My Dads favorite singers . Hank always sang with such pure sadness and pure country sound . He was very good.
@pattyyoung21033 жыл бұрын
More Hank please! Love him
@ednafenton75583 жыл бұрын
It just amazes me that there are people who don't know who Hank Sr is! At some point growing up(1960s/70s) listening to real Country Music, you learn about the older singers, the Trailblazers of Country. I am still learning today. In the 90s I tried to introduce my nephews to the singers & songs I listened. Hank Sr, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Barbara Mandrell, Charley Pride, Donna Fargo, George Jones, T. E. Ford, Conway & Loretta, Tammy, Dolly, Ray Price, Johnny Horton, Lynn Anderson, Roy Rogers & the list just goes on. It made me sad☹ they didn't want to listen & didnt care. Same as todays radio & the fans of what they call Country Music.
@joycemcfee18293 жыл бұрын
Edna, our younger son loved the music I listened to when he was in his early teens. We saw Jerry Reed, John Denver, and half the country acts in the U.S., at the Jamboree in the Hills events, among others.
@ednafenton75583 жыл бұрын
@@joycemcfee1829 I always wanted to go to the Grand Old Opry or Jamboree in the Hills but I never got to. Bet you had a blast. Now the only reason I'd want to go to Nashville is to see the Ryman Auditorium or the CMA Museum. I did get to go to Dollywood. I spent hrs in her Chasing Dreams Museum. I didnt want to leave, so much to see.
@beegee19603 жыл бұрын
Now you need to do Hank doI’m so Lonesome I Could Cry and Lovesick Blues. Hank had perfect pitch and tone. With no formal musical training.
@mt33112 жыл бұрын
Feeling the pain in his voice, is his hallark. Nearly all of his songs were like that. The steel guitar player, played on the original Patsy Cline , "Walkin After Midnight."
@tylerkobel80283 жыл бұрын
I’m glad you’re still posting. Your videos don’t ever get suggested for me on youtube but I always find myself wondering what you’re up to.
@RockN2Country3 жыл бұрын
@Tyler Kobel I'm glad you check in once in a while---welcome aboard the channel!!
@irishhillbilly68173 жыл бұрын
This is a moment of goodness for me! My mamaw listened to him all the time. I am very familiar with Sr. Thank you for the work you put into these video's. Much appreciated. Love and hugs for all~stay safe~stay kind~stay humble.
@joycemcfee18293 жыл бұрын
Denise, it looks like we both grew up with country moms.
@irishhillbilly68173 жыл бұрын
@@joycemcfee1829 Sweet memories.
@jefftappan30912 жыл бұрын
You can feel the pain. . .
@jakeyboy84023 жыл бұрын
Don Helms, Hank's steel player said they cut this song in one take. He said it was the last time he saw Hank alive. Look up the youtube on it, it's haunting!
@beckyd.2363 жыл бұрын
My Dad played piano by ear, and he always played this song for my mom. She never cheated on him or even came close but he was 16 years older than her so I guess he always felt she might. But this song always reminds me of Dad!
@jbarry10753 жыл бұрын
For the record the bass your hearing on this version is someone playing an electric bass over the original recording and they put it way up in the mix. The video he's reacting too even says "added bass track" in the title i believe. This is what the original version sounds like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKuVpWCBm9SDoMk
@hillaryilinsky10093 жыл бұрын
when country was more than just bad rock n' roll.
@devontownsend45305 ай бұрын
Recorded in September 1952 three months before his death on January 1, 1953. Hank did not live to ever perform this song live. It was released just after his death in 1953.
@mikesavage21143 жыл бұрын
Everything's Okay
@tallestmountain3 жыл бұрын
I am old enough that I first heard Hank on old 78 records. I was about 3 and I couldn’t read but I could pick out Hank just from the pattern of the letters. I got hooked very young.
@joycemcfee18293 жыл бұрын
Almost in tears, here. This takes me back to my childhood. My Mother had country music on the radio all the time, and Dad would make fun of Hank by howling as he walked around the house. I used to sing to this song while doing my homework. When I got on the school bus after Christmas vacation (Jan. 1953), my girlfriend told me that Hank Williams had died. I wondered why she would be listening to this on the news, because of her family's strict religion. So now you know where I was when I heard that Hank had died. Had to get that out. Nostalgia seems to have taken over, along with this virus. Thanks for playing Hank.
@RockN2Country3 жыл бұрын
@joyce mcfee Isn't it something how we remember those things? And the more something or someone means to us, the more it lodges in our memory and comes back up later on. Thanks for sharing that. :-)
@Mattdirk593 жыл бұрын
Recommend his Kaw-Liga and Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)😉👌
@CornbreadOracle3 жыл бұрын
They don’t call him the Hillbilly Shakespeare for nothing. ETA: I don’t know where you’re from but I can tell you’re not from where both Hank &I are from, Alabama. So you might find it interesting to know to say something “will tell on you” is an southernism I grew up hearing. A common context would be like what you do to your body when you’re young will “tell on you” later. It kind of means ‘come back to haunt you’. I think here Hank is using it as a double entendre of sorts; yes, a cheating heart will come back to haunt you, but it will also tattle on you to others. Just my take.
@beegee19603 жыл бұрын
I have a 45 rpm double album of Hank Williams where he goes by the name of Luke the Drifter. Great songs. Many of them have a religious overtone. Some are humorous. I SAW THE LIGHT. and WHY DON’T YOU TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO. and then there is the classic, CONVERSATION WITH A MULE.
@taylorhara3 жыл бұрын
Can you react to Hank 3's howlin at the moon and thrown out of the bar at the opry???? Ghost of Hank!
@taylorhara3 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJKwdJxji555iJI
@suno_grimm12643 жыл бұрын
Thanks man for doing this could you review gettin down on the mountain
@PopKnows3 жыл бұрын
Don - Great choice for the morning. Still waiting on you to check out some great Western Swing with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - the "New San Antonio Rose" or "Cherokee Maiden"
@jamesmyers71423 жыл бұрын
Check out im so Lonesome I could cry. Elvis called it the safest song ever written.
@StevenEverett73 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Always loved Hank's music. Cheers, Steve
@ethanstollingsmusic59673 жыл бұрын
People say if you wanna know how Hanks life was, just listen to his music. You can hear the pain in his voice. Other good ones are, I’m so lonesome I could cry, lost highway, why don’t you love me etc.
@dentonhunter44943 жыл бұрын
By the way thanks for keeping it country don
@beegee19603 жыл бұрын
Hank has a way of focusing in on the things in life that just rip your heart out. Another good one from Hank is Lost Highway. Really showcases his songwriting ability as well as his singing ability. He was known as the Hillbilly Shakespeare.
@mariedelima99473 жыл бұрын
Don this is really true in life , and it is all happening even today Hank must have been in so much pain it hurts so much to hear him sing.
@dtallbaldguy3 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!
@beegee19603 жыл бұрын
I think everybody covered Your Cheating Heart. Even Elvis covered it on one of his country albums.
@warrenburlingame70873 жыл бұрын
I can't help but wonder what Hank would have done if we would have lived to be a old man
@elizabethhodges7869 Жыл бұрын
His bio movie was good. Love his singing.
@oldermusiclover2 жыл бұрын
there is a story behind this song as well as Cold Cold Heart
@jamesmay40853 жыл бұрын
I can't help if I'm still in love with you
@beegee19603 жыл бұрын
Back then there was almost always a short instrumental segment in the middle of country songs. You got to hear the great players.
@hakumawolf3 жыл бұрын
Should have done "The Old Log Train" a song about hanks williams father.
@offthetrailphotography59153 жыл бұрын
Only one person died in 'Long Black Veil' not 2... just the husband's best friend/wife's lover... she walks these hill mourning her lost lover
@picker6663 жыл бұрын
Hank song always brings a tear to my eyes.Love you're channel.Can you please do Will Dudleys The ballad of william dubois? great cowboy song.
@darkomtobia3 жыл бұрын
Oh, looks like it's time for my regular beg, lol. Cal Smith, Country Bumpkin (or any of his songs).
@danwilliams92993 жыл бұрын
He stopped lovin her today is sad…But damn!nobody says (sad) like hank sr!..i mean.. lump in my throat kinda stuff. If ya dont feel this one…ck ur pulse. Great ,lov ur chann,dan from northflorida-8/02/21
@ericsamuelperry3 жыл бұрын
I really like this song , but I was raised on the Ray Charles version , truthfully I didn't even know it was a Hank song, thanks for bringing this version into my life.
@RockN2Country3 жыл бұрын
@Eric Samuel Perry You're welcome--glad you enjoyed it. And welcome aboard the channel!!
@joycemcfee18293 жыл бұрын
Ray Charles does some great country songs, and this is one of them.
@dentonhunter44943 жыл бұрын
And how about a funny one little Jimmy Dickens out behind the barn
@dentonhunter44943 жыл бұрын
Or little Jimmy dickens may the bird of paradise fly up your nose
@chadbacon42643 жыл бұрын
You should do hank sr and Jr tears in my beer
@lindanicholson9503 жыл бұрын
This is country.
@alwayscrazy13 жыл бұрын
WOW... a 10! ;) yeah... Quintessential pretty much sums this up when it comes to country!
@beegee19603 жыл бұрын
One of the amazing thins about Hank is the effortless way he sings. He is always tone and pitch perfect. And you can understand every word he says. No having to go look up lyrics.
@glenketchum63793 жыл бұрын
Hey there Don. It's been a while sine I commented but still watch nearly every video you put out. Thanks fore what you do!!! I have another recommendation for ya one I recently discovered. David Allen Coe "No Place Left to Run" . Check it out when you get a chance.
@dentonhunter44943 жыл бұрын
Move it on over by hank sr
@jbs27633 жыл бұрын
I’ve always taken “your cheating heart will tell on you “ in the vein of The Tell Tale Heart” by Poe
@oliviadriver13623 жыл бұрын
Take a listen to Jett Williams. She is Hank Sr's daughter and looks just like him.
@oldermusiclover2 жыл бұрын
you need to do Move It On Over
@hectorjenkins9343 жыл бұрын
if you're gonna do another Hank Williams I recommend please don't let me love you
@ethanstollingsmusic59673 жыл бұрын
Great song
@RodneyLivingston2 жыл бұрын
excellent, he was only 29 when he dies...29!
@sethmurray3513 жыл бұрын
You should do a reaction to I Never Go Around Mirrors by Keith Whitley, it’s on his Don’t Close Your Eyes album. The song was originally wrote and sung by Lefty Frizzell but I think Whitley’s is the best version.
@hakumawolf3 жыл бұрын
I like Lefty Version
@bwilliams4633 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised we can hear the bass, honestly. Hank himself always kept it on the back burner, and I've never head it so clearly as here. Has to be a remastered version. BTW, don't overlook Hank's peer and rival, Lefty Frizzell. His version of 'Long Black Veiil' was the biggest hit.
@joycemcfee18293 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing about the bass. I don't remember it being so prominent. Also a Lefty fan.
@jbarry10753 жыл бұрын
The bass in this recording is not the original one from the record. Someone Is playing electric bass over this recording.
@daisysoup1583 жыл бұрын
Heres one you'll like Jay and the Americans. "come a little bit closer"
@beegee19603 жыл бұрын
Give SINGING THE BLUES by Hank, Sr. Edit. moaning the Blues
@garygoodman43423 жыл бұрын
Hank Snow and Marty Robbins did Singin the Blues unless you are talking about Lovesick Blues which Sr did
@jamesmay40853 жыл бұрын
Moanin the blues
@totteryflyer29103 жыл бұрын
Have you done hank 3 yet don?
@RockN2Country3 жыл бұрын
@TotteryFlyer 29 I have. I forget which one, but I did one a while back. Check the search feature on the channel page and type in 'Williams" or "Hank," and anything with that name in its title will come up. I may have done more than one.
@tbirdfan933 жыл бұрын
Can you react to clint black and Wynonna a bad goodbye
@shortstuff79593 жыл бұрын
you have to react to George Jone's video version of Who's going to fill their shoes. bring a large box of tissue.
@RockN2Country3 жыл бұрын
@Kay Pexa I did that one a year or two ago and it was blocked. I was bummed!
@tommyward74713 жыл бұрын
Hey I have a non country request!! Can you react to American Pie by Homefree ft. Don McLean!!
@dtallbaldguy3 жыл бұрын
So much better than boots! Just sayin...
@charolettebarnett34203 жыл бұрын
Some way or another the one who cheated will tell it.
@Andy-gt8up3 жыл бұрын
dies at 29 so sad
@irisrachoe91662 жыл бұрын
Hank Williams was
@dansigurdson3 жыл бұрын
karma always catches up be safe HAKAD
@pollymars37763 жыл бұрын
@2:42 “you can feel the pain in his voice as he's singing this” No one can feel the pain my ears felt after hearing his voice as he's singing this; he sounds too nasally, whiny, and constipated. My poor ear drums just busted