Not only was Hank Williams Sr. one of the best songwriters in music history, but he could write a tune that could break your heart.
Hear that lonesome whippoorwill
He sounds too blue to fly
The midnight train is whining low
I’m so lonesome, I could cry
I’ve never seen a night so long
And time goes crawling by
The moon just went behind the clouds
To hide its face and cry
Hiram King “Hank” Williams’ story is as sad as his songs. The Lovesick Blues Boy from Butler County, Alabama, had a dozen #1 country hits and 55 singles that made it to the top 10.
Not too shabby for a skinny troubadour who would only live a few months after his 29th birthday. His legacy, however, lasts even through today, a day he would have turned 101 years old.
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