on stage! - hank williams

Rovin' Cowboy (Theme)
I'm A Long Gone Daddy
I'll Have A New Body (P.D.)
I Want To Live And Love Always

HANK WILLIAMS ON STAGE LIVE MGM E3999
The Health And Happiness Show
Old Time Radio Programs, The Health And Happiness Show Starring Hank Williams.
The shows are from Oct. 1949.

In 1949, 26-year old Hank Williams struck a deal with the makers of Hadacol to sponsor his first syndicated radio series. Without it and these transcriptions of music and between-song prattle, we might never have heard what he was like in his molassified, hayseed ("if the good Lord's willin' and the creek don't rise") glory. Williams was a master of simplicity, both in his writing and in his relaxed performance, where his otherworldly voice often snapped and splintered like a dry branch. But aside from letting Miss Audrey, the Nashville Yoko Ono, get up on stage, he was also his own best producer, allowing members of his Drifting Cowboys band to stretch out in small solos and put their stamp on an entire era. "Play it like you mean it, boys," he always said. Then, as now, authenticity sells. --Alanna Nash

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[riverbelle81]

I seriously laughed out loud at the description of this video & how Audrey was the "Yoko Ono of Nashville!" I understand she was his wife and blah blah blah, but my GOD, the woman couldn't sing! Why would you allow her to get up on stage & represent you if she sounded like a dying cow?

[AlanPaladin]

..I don't know, but Hank might say somethin' like, it might be a lot easier for you to do that. and then again, you weren't married to her

[annie92220]

This a one god vid. Love Hank Williams Sr. Thanks

[Vegas01973]

Great stuff! But please remove the doucebagery when jerks disrespect Hank & his fans & you. 'sp1kers' is no doubt your typical failed musician who's jealous of the love & admiration that we have for Hank. It's funny how lonely & frustrated musicians all desperately try to get attention by spewing ignorance & hatred instead of doing something productive. Hank was a musical genius. As to his accusation of drugs, he had many health problems & back pain! Hello! No wonder his channel has no comments.

[claysjavelin1]

Great

[AndrewP222]

@riverbelle81 No, she couldn't sing, hence the comparison to Yoko, who was also fond of making 'contributions' to her husband's records...

[MrBillfitz]

I like to hear just about everything Hank sang including songs with his wife "Miss Audrey".

Seems not many people liked her singing ,I guess their ear is finer tuned than mine, because

I love her 'n'Hank duets.

[TheFarmerfitz]

@michaellr50kind of in between good and bad!!!

[TheFarmerfitz]

@michaellr50 hahaha, I've heard of him saying that..... Audrey wasn't a terrible singer, I've heard a lot worse, She wasn't great. She was (ok....)

[75BUNNIES]

Thank you so, so, so much for posting this.

[hagblay]

RIVERBELLE--I AGREE WITH YOU--THE STORY I KNOW IS THAT HE LOVED HER SO MUCH HE PUT UP WITH IT--YOU KNOW HOW IS WITHA WOMAN--HIS WIFE WAS THE BOSS--BUT HANK WAS THE MAN--SO HE WOULD LET HER SING AND PRAY THAT SHE DIDNT MESS UP TOO MUCH..IM SURE THE PEOPLE KNEW--IF YOU LIKED HANK YOU HAD TO PUT UP WITH AUDREY--TYJOHN

[352outlaw]

this masterpiece sounds like my grandparents swear they don't need each other but couldn't live without one another and been married 50+ years