I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Song by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
ReleasedNovember 8, 1949
RecordedAugust 30, 1949
StudioHerzog Studio, Cincinnati
GenreHillbilly, Honky-tonk, Country blues
Length2:48
LabelMGM 10560
Songwriter(s)Hank Williams

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song by American country singer-songwriter Hank Williams. It was released on November 8, 1949. The song was recorded at Herzog Studio in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 30, 1949.[1]

The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.[2] Rolling Stone ranked it #3 on their list of 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time and #122 on their list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[3][4]

In the song, Williams sings about the loneliness he feels about missing his first wife, Audrey Sheppard. He talks about things like time moving slower, birds crying and losing the will to live.[5]

The song has been covered by many different artists including B. J. Thomas, Charlie McCoy, Leon Russell, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Amy Lee, NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw,[6] and Danish rock band Volbeat.

References

  1. ↑ "70 years ago, Hank Williams recorded iconic 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' in Cincinnati". WLWT7. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Grammy Hall Of Fame - Inductees". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Behind The Song: Hank Williams, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"". American Songwriter. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Hot Country Songs chart (March 27, 1976)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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