I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Song
Cincinnati marker notes country-classic recording site...November 23, 2009 7:57 AM CINCINNATI (AP) - A new historic marker in downtown Cincinnati makes note of the building where Hank Williams Sr. recorded his haunting classic, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." The E.T. Herzog Recording Co.... In this article: Cincinnati, Hank Williams Sr., Windows Media Player 10, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Patti Page, and Grandpa Jones |
-
Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Cassandra Wilson
...as Robert Johnson 's "Come On in My Kitchen", Joni Mitchell's "Black Crow", The Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville", and Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". Not only did Wilson effectively reconnect vocal jazz with its blues...
In this article: Cassandra Wilson, Miles Davis, Steve Coleman, Grammy Award, Henry Threadgill, Abbey Lincoln, Traveling Miles, and M-Base
-
Daily Express | August 11, 2009
Williams biopic on the way
...will feature some of the legend's biggest and most memorable songs, including Cold, Cold Heart, Your Cheatin' Heart and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. The film is expected to examine Williams' career and personal highs and lows, including...
In this article: Hank Williams, Your Cheatin' Heart, Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin', Spina bifida, Hank Williams, Jr., George Hamilton, and Jett Williams
-
Wikipedia | September 24, 2009
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by his troubled relationship with wife...
In this article: Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time, Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood, Atlas Sound, Yo La Tengo, The Mountain Goats, Wynonna Judd, and Diamanda Galas
-
Blogcritics | December 03, 2008
Music Review: Hank Williams - <i>The Unreleased Recordings </i>
...he began to tackle the pop charts. By this time Hank had already had hit records with "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Cold, Cold Heart" while bigger hits would follow in the remaining two years of his life. Those last two years would yield...
In this article: Hank Williams Sr., Elvis Presley, Neil Young, Back pain, Blue Christmas, Acetate, Britney Spears, Akon, and Jamie Foxx
-
InRich News | August 13, 2008
Don Helms, 81, guitarist for Hank Williams, dies - News - inRich.com
...Ohio. Helms' steel guitar sound brought a visceral mournfulness to Williams' heartache ballads including "Your Cheatin' Heart," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," "Cold, Cold Heart" and "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)." It also...
In this article: Don Helms, Hank Williams, Vince Gill, Drifting Cowboys, Fred Rose, Nashville, Hank Williams Jr., Rodney Crowell, and Bon Jovi
-
www.washingtonpost.com | March 25, 2007
Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean: A Country Hit and a Miss
...Cash's early rockabilly vibe. Bentley also confessed that his favorite singer was Hank Williams, and did a couple of verses of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" while the guitar vibrato set a swampy mood. Bentley's pedal-steel-drenched "That...
In this article: Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Toby Keith, Johnny Cash, Patriot Center, God, Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash, and Hicktown
-
Pitchfork | February 22, 2008
Trinity Revisited Pitchfork
...the liberties they took with cover songs. The Junkies brought out the danger of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight", which echo each other creepily. They rewrote "Blue Moon" as a paean to...
In this article: The Trinity Sessions, Natalie Merchant, Vic Chesnutt, Sweet Jane, Velvet Underground, Trinity Revisited, Church of the Holy Trinity, Blue Moon, Walking After Midnight, and Lou Reed
-
www.washingtonpost.com | August 17, 2008
Celebrated Steel Guitarist Don Helms, 81
...and "Your Cheatin' Heart." Mr. Helms also provided the bouncy twang to such up-tempo songs as "Jambalaya" and "Hey, Good Lookin' " and the weeping notes on slow songs including "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." Williams's manager, Fred Rose,...
In this article: Don Helms, Hank Williams, Drifting Cowboys, Nashville, Trademark, World War II, WSFA, Cold, Cold Heart, Morphine, and Jambalaya
-
Asbury Park Press | February 03, 2009
Wynonna's Sing reflects influences
...rock 'n' roll. She also tosses in a few country standards, adding modern atmosphere to Hank Williams' aching "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and nailing the emotional complexity of Tammy Wynette's great "Till I Get It Right." With her voice...
In this article: Wynonna Judd, Bonnie Raitt, When I Fall in Love, Hank Williams, Tammy Wynette, Rodney Crowell, Sippie Wallace, Curb Records, and Kentucky
Trends
Loading...
More on I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Description from Wikipedia:
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. The song about loneliness was largely inspired by his troubled relationship with wife Audrey Sheppard. With evocative lyrics, such as the opening lines "Hear that lonesome whippoorwill/He sounds too blue to fly," the song has been covered by a wide range of musicians.
Rolling Stone ranked it #111 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It's the second oldest song on the list, and one of only two from the 1940s.
Explore everything named I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry...