I Saw the Light
Song
Hank Williams: Hank Williams Revealed: The Unreleased Recordings (Review)...on "Something Got Hold of Me". The gospel themed show has five tracks and features a moving "I Saw the Light" and a version of "Fire on the Mountain" credited, again, to Jerry Rivers and the Drifting Cowboys. The third and final disc, Luke... In this article: Hank Williams, Drifting Cowboys, Orange Blossom Special, Lovesick Blues, I Saw the Light, Don Helms, and Fire on the Mountain |
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Wikipedia | September 30, 2009
Fred LeBlanc
...popular songs with the group. He also arranged and sang lead upon Dash's cowpunk version of the Hank Williams standard "I Saw The Light," which became a live Dash staple, even after LeBlanc left the band in 1989. Frustrated with the band's...
In this article: Fred LeBlanc, Cowboy Mouth, Dash Rip Rock, New Orleans, Sex Pistols, Jesuit High School, Love of My Life, Jenny Says, and Deadeye Dick
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PopMatters | October 15, 2009
Farm Aid: 4 October 2009 - St. Louis, MO (Review)
...Train". Next, Willie invited whoever was still around backstage to come out for the traditional Farm Aid-ending gospel and Hank Williams singalongs, blending "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" with "Jambalaya" and "I Saw the Light". And then,...
In this article: Willie Nelson, Farm Aid, Neil Young, Ernie Isley, Gretchen Wilson, Jason Mraz, St. Louis, Missouri, Wilco, and John Mellencamp
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Connie Smith Sings Hank Williams Gospel
...by deceased American country artist, Hank Williams. The album included Williams's best-known Gospel song, "I Saw the Light," as well as "Jesus Remembered Me" and "House of Gold." The album would be Smith's final Gospel album released on...
In this article: Hank Williams and Columbia Records
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all about jazz | May 26, 2009
FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Summer Camp 05.21 - 05.24 Illinois
...keep it together when I hear him sing this one. A rousing version of Hank Williams' I Saw The Light" ended things, and the 76-year-old icon waved graciously as his band played him offstage. Easy Star All-Stars :: Summer Camp 2009 by...
In this article: Moe., Secret Chiefs 3, Umphrey's McGee, Al Schnier, Girl Talk, Buckethead, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, and First Edition
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Hank Williams
...their door". "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" by George Jones refers to Williams in the lines, "You know the heart of country music still beats in Luke the Drifter, you can tell it when he sang 'I Saw the Light'". Other songs include:...
In this article: Hank Williams, Jr., Drifting Cowboys, Johnny Cash, and Jett Williams
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Matt Johnson (singer)
...tussle with the meaning of Britishness. He released Hanky Panky, an album solely consisting of cover versions of Hank Williams' songs, such as "I Saw the Light ", which was released as a single. During The The's more prolific period of...
In this article: Matt Johnson, Infected, Scritti Politti, New York, London, Johnny Marr, Britain, Marc and the Mambas, and The Smiths
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"I Saw the Light" is a 1948 Gospel song written and first performed by Hank Williams, not to be confused with the hit song by Todd Rundgren or the #1 country hit by Wynonna Judd. With poetic lyrics, such as "I wandered so aimless, life filled with sin/I wouldn't let my dear Savior in," the song was written about Williams' religious convictions despite his alcoholic vices. Though the song was not a commercial success upon its first release, it has become one of the songs most closely tied to Williams' career. Since its release, the song has been covered by numerous artists, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Acuff (1948), Bobby Bare (1966), Merle Haggard (1971), Etta James (2001), Bill Monroe (1958),Jerry Reed, Willie Nelson (1979), The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1972), Earl Scruggs (1972), Hank Williams, Jr. (1969), The The (1995), Johnny Cash (In a Columbo episode), and David Crowder Band (2005). This page featuring the 2003 recording by The Rosinators includes the lyrics and more about the history of the song.
The Hank Williams version of the song reached #1 on CMT's 20 Greatest Songs of Faith in 2005.
- Name:
- I Saw the Light
- Genre:
- Country, Gospel
- Release Date:
- January 01, 1948
- Written By:
- Hank Williams
- Recorded By:
- Hank Williams
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