"I'm So Lonesome I Can Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. Williams wrote a song that originally intended that words be spoken, rather than sung, as he did on multiple recordings Luke the Drifter. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by her troubled relationship with Audrey Sheppard's wife. With compelling lyrics, such as the opening sentence "Hear poor whiny-the will/He sounds too blue to fly," the song has been covered by various musicians. During the TV-special "Aloha from Hawaii" TV show, Elvis Presley introduced it by saying, "I want to sing a song that... maybe the saddest song I've ever heard."
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According to Colin Escott's 2004 book Hank Williams: A Biography, Williams is inspired to write songs when he finds them in the upcoming MGM release schedule. [Note: maybe this should say, "inspired to record it"? How is it possible in the upcoming release schedule if it has not been written yet?] The song was recorded on August 30, 1949 at Herzog Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio. Williams is supported by members of the Pleasant Valley Boys - Zeke Turner (main guitar), Jerry Byrd (steel guitar), and Louis Innis (rhythm guitar) - as well as Tommy Jackson (fiddle) and Ernie Newton (bass). As Escott observed, the sadness of despair in Williams's voice on the recording was repeated by the support of musicians:
- "Zeke Turner supports 'I'm Lonesome I Can Cry' with repeated numbers on electric guitar bass strings.Several weeks earlier, Turner led support on the Delmore Brothers recording of 'Blues Stay Away From Me' using a very lick similar... Jerry Byrd plays solos with unusual simplicity, paraphrasing melodies for a haunting effect, subtly adjusting tone and volume.Hank sings with unshakable confidence. "
Remarkably, the song was released as a B-side to the "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" blues because tempo numbers are considered more appropriate for jukebox trading than melancholy ballads. The single reached # 4 on the country charts in 1949. The song became very synonymous with Williams's legend and music legacy and has been widely praised. In the 2003 documentary The Road to Nashville , singer k.d. lang stated, "I think 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' is one of the most classic American songs ever written, really. In his autobiography, Bob Dylan recalled, "Even at a young age, I identified him, I did not have to experience anything Hank did to know what he was singing I never heard a robin cry but could imagine it and it made me sad. "In an online biography of the singer, Rolling Stone noted," In songs such as 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' Williams expressing intense personal emotion with the smoothness of the noble plain country, the then revolutionary approach has come to determine the genre through the works of the next artists from George Jones and Willie Nelson to Gram Parsons and Dwight Yoakam. "Rolling Stone ranked # 111 on the 500 Biggest Songs of All Time list, the oldest song in the list , and # 3 in 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time.
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- American singer/songwriter, BJ Thomas, was the first person to make this song in 1966. (BJ Thomas & The Triumphs).
- The song was recorded in Glen Glen LP 1973 I Remember Hank Williams .
- Al Green performed the song on her 1973 album Call Me .
- Terry Bradshaw, at the earliest quarterback of Pittsburgh Steelers, recorded the song in 1976. Bradshaw's version was a top 20 hit on the country charts.
- Johnny Cash covered the song on several occasions, including on the American IV album: The Man Comes Around in a duet with Nick Cave, a cash fan who picked the song after Rick Rubin asked what song he liked best to sing if they collaborated.
- Cowboy Junkies cover the song on their 1988 album The Trinity Session
- John Waite covered the song in his 1995 "Temple Bar" album
- Cassandra Wilson covers the song on her 1995 New Moon Daughter album
- Akiko Yano released the cover of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" on her 1997 album Oui Oui .
- Me First and Gimme Gimmes cover the song in 2006 Love Their Country album
- Volbeat covered this song on the 2008 album Guitar Gangsters & amp; Cadillac Blood
- The Australian singer, Gina Jeffreys, covers the song on her album, Old Paint (2010).
- The John Scofield Guitarist
Country For Old Men (2016) contains an instrumental jazz interpretation. - Evanescence singer, Amy Lee, performed the song at the live awards concert We Walk the Line: Johnny Cash Music Celebration .
- A. A. Bondy covers the song on various occasions including in WNRN 91.1FM in Virginia.
- Everlast has covered the song in concert, and tasted the original for "This Kind Of Lonely" on the 2004 album White Trash Beautiful .
- Yo La Tengo closed this song on their 2016 album, Stuff Like That
- The Queen of Memphis's soul, Carla Thomas covers the song on her album Carla.
- Keb 'Mo' covers the song for Hank Williams' album Timeless (2001).
Performance chart
Hank Williams Version
The Williams version was ranked # 29 in CMT 100 Greatest Song in Country Music in 2003.
B. J. Thomas version
Charlie McCoy's Version
Leon Russell version (credited to Hank Wilson)
Terry Bradshaw Version
Jerry Lee Lewis Version
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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