9/17/23 Hank is born

9/17/24 Hank turns 1

9/17/25 Hank turns 2

9/17/26 Hank turns 3

1927 Family Moves to McWilliams, Alabama

9/17/27 Hank turns 4

9/17/28 Hank turns 5

9/17/29 Hank turns 6

1/30 Hanks father, Lon, goes into VA hospital in Pensacola, FL, later Alexandria, La.

9/17/30 Hank turns 7

1931-Hank's family moves to Georgiana, Alabama-Hank gets first guitar-goes to Shape-note singing school in Avant, Alabama.

9/17/31 Hank turns 8

9/17/32 Hank turns 9

1933-Hank moves in with his cousins family in Fountain, Alabama for one year.  Reportedly starts to drink.

9/17/33 Hank turns 10

1934-Hank moves back to Georgiana, meets Rufus "teetot" Payne

3/1/34 Lillie files Hank's Birth Certificate

9/17/34 Hank turns 11

1934-Williams family moves to Greeneville, Alabama

9/17/35 Hank turns 12

9/17/36 Hank turns 13

7/10/37 Hank moves to Montgomery age 13

9/17/37 Hank turns 14

12/37 Hank performs original song "WPA Blues" in Montgomery Empire Theater talent contest and wins age 14

1937/38 Begins broadcasting on WSFA Montgomery age 14

9/17/38 Hank turns 15

1938 Family vacation to South Carolina

3/17/39 Rufus "Tee-Tot" Payne dies in Montgomery Charity Hospital

9/17/39 Hank turns 16

10/39-Hank quits school  

11/17/39 Weoka High School Appearance, Alabama age 16 

1939/1940 Hank meets Braxton Schuffert age 16

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1939 HAPPY ROVING COWBOY                                                                                               5:1

1940 MOTHER GUIDE ME Unreleased Recording

1940 LONELY MOUND OF CLAY Unreleased Recording

1940 FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES                                                                                                    5:2

1940 SAN ANTONIO ROSE                                                                                                        5:3

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3/22/40 Holling Jr. High School Appearance

7/40 2 Appearances at "Evergreen Theater"

9/17/40 Hank turns 17  

11/40 Hank goes to Texas and Mexico with Juan Lobo rodeo, returns to Montgomery complaining of back trouble. Juan Lobo and his "Rodeo" had been staying at Lillie's boarding house and performing some with Hank's band live.  This trip undocumented until a letter is discovered written from Hank to his mother from Texas.  age 17

4/4/41 Hank plays schoolhouse in Haynesville, Alabama

4/11/41 Thigpens Log Cabin appearance 

4/19/41 Thigpens Log Cabin appearance

7/41 Regular show on WSFA

9/17/41 Hank turns 18  

10/11/41 Thigpens Log Cabin appearance

10/25/41 Thigpens Log Cabin appearance

2/6/42 Garland High School Appearance, Butler County Alabama

4/7/42 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Unreleased Recording.  This and the following recording are dated 4/7/42 because of a tape of a broadcast of these acetates presumably from WSFA and a man is heard saying the date in reference to the recordings..

4/7/42 I'M NOT COMING HOME ANYMORE this song appears in Hank's songbooks in a few years.                                                                                                                                             5:4

1942 I AIN'T GONNA LOVE YOU ANYMORE                                                                            5:5

1942 THE LAST LETTER Unreleased Recording

1942 THE OLD ROCKING CHAIR Unreleased Recording

1942 SEEING MARY HOME Unreleased Recording

1942 OLD SHEP Unreleased Recording

1942 IN MY HEART YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MINE Unreleased Recording

1942 WALK THAT LONESOME VALLEY Unreleased Recording-not sure if this is the tune some people refer to as "Mother Guide Me."

1942 I'LL NEVER CRY OVER YOU Unreleased Recording

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7/10/42 Hank's parents make their divorce official

7/42-8/42 Hank goes to Oregon to work at Kaiser Shipyard as a welder. Friend from Montggomery is there at the same time and reports Hank went to welding school a day or two, spent the rest of the time hitting the honky-tonks, and when his money ran out wired home for money for a train ticket home.  Someone who was staying at Lillie's boarding house remembers his return home-and that he hadn't had any money to buy anything to eat for the almost 1 week ride home.  age 18/19

8/14/42 Breeland Park appearance, Butler County Alabama

8/42 Hank kicked off WFSA

9/17/42 Hank turns 19  

11/42-Moves to Mobile Alabama to work for Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding company, continues to play shows in and around Montgomery age  19

Early 1943-Joins medicine show, meets Audrey in Banks, Alabama

5/43 Hank plays show in Montgomery City Auditorium opening for pee wee King.  Sells King "I'M PRAYING FOR THE DAY THAT PEACE WILL COME"-Recorded in the 1951 by Roscoe Haskins

9/2/43 Hank plays a show in Montgomery

9/6/43 Labor Day-Hank backstage at Montgomery Municipal Auditorium, offers to go out on stage to retrieve Hardrock Gunter's guitar.  Hardrock was featured performer-instead Hank picks it up, does a show and brings down the house-then he tries to leave with Hardrock's guitar. 

9/17/43 Hank turns 20  

12/20/43 I'm Praying for the Day Peace will Come Copyrighted by Acuff-Rose

NOV 1943-Jan 1944 Hank and Audrey move to Mobile to work as welders.  Age 20

1944-Don Helms and Sammy Pruett become Drifting Cowboys

4/17/44-photo of Hank with sister Irene's baby in front of what looks like a Texaco station.  This picture is in "Snapshots from the Lost Highway"

8/44 Hank quits job in Mobile, Alabama

1944-Hank moves to Andalusia, Alabama-has a regular gig on Monday, Wednsday, and Saturdays at a dancehall-a regular gig in Opp Alabama on Thursdays.

9/17/44 Hank turns 21  

12/5/44 Audrey divorces first husband

12/15/44-Hank marries Audrey

1945-Hank and Audrey move back to Montgomery

1945-Once again on WSFA Age 21

5/45 Hank commited to sanitarium in Prattville, Alabama to dry out

6/45 "Songs of Hank Williams, The Drifting Cowboy" published including lyrics to the following original songs

6/45 GRANDAD'S MUSKET unrecorded

6/45 MOTHER IS GONE-a demo of this song exists

6/45 WON'T YOU PLEASE COME BACK unrecorded

6/45 SIX MORE MILES-2 demos of this song exist

6/45 I'M NOT COMING HOME ANYMORE-recorded 4/7/42

6/45 YOU'LL LOVE ME AGAIN unrecorded

6/45 HONKEY-TONKEY-early version on song later recorded twice-once for Sterling and once for MGM. Live versions have been released as well.

6/45 TAKE AWAY THESE LONELY MEMORIES unrecorded

9/17/45 Hank turns 22  

1/26/46 Hank starts again at WSFA, Montgomery 6:35 AM-7 AM

3/46 Hank Williams Deluxe songbook published with the lyrics to the previous songs as well as the following

3/46 I BID YOU FREE TO GO unrecorded

3/46 NEVER AGAIN-recorded for Sterling

3/46 THE DAYS ARE SO LONG unrecorded

3/46 WON'T YOU SOMETIMES THINK OF ME-demo exists

3/46 SINGING WATERFALL-demo exists

3/46 FOREVER'S A LONG TIME -recorded years later by Jimmie Davis

3/46 YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO GO THE OTHER WAY unrecorded

3/46 BACK ACHE BLUES unrecorded

3/46 THE LAST MESSAGE unrecorded

3/46 I DON'T CARE IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES-recorded for Sterling

3/46 WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS-recorded for Sterling

3/46 I NEVER WILL FORGET unrecorded

3/46 THERE'S A NEW LIGHT SHINING IN OUR HOME unrecorded

3/46 IN DREAMS YOU STILL BELONG TO ME-demo exists

3/46 SOMEDAY YOU'LL BE LONELY TOO unrecorded

3/46 I WATCHED MY DREAMWORLD CRUMBLE LIKE CLAY-demo exiists

3/46 CALLING YOU-2 demos exist

3/46 AM I TOO LATE TO SAY I'M SORRY unrecorded

3/46 MY DARLING BABY GIRL (WRITTEN WITH AUDREY) unrecorded

3/46 I JUST WISH I COULD FORGET unrecorded

3/46 LET'S TURN BACK THE YEARS-early version of song recorded by Hank for MGM

3/46 I LOVED NO ONE BUT YOU unrecorded

3/46 YOU'LL LOVE ME AGAIN unrecorded

3/46 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART recorded years later by CARL SMITH

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Satherly was a record industry executive who had been in the business since it's inception, working for Columbia records.  He held onto the following six demos and the were originally released on an Arhoolie Records E.P.

1946 WON'T YOU SOMETIMES THINK OF ME                                                                       5:6

1946 I WATCHED MY DREAMWORLD CRUMBLE LIKE CLAY                                            5:8

1946 MOTHER IS GONE                                                                                                            5:10

1946 WHY SHOULD I CRY  Audrey performs this song on a Mother's Best show, and before   5:7

        she performs the song, Hank mentions he wrote this one in "1942 or 1943"

1946 I TOLD A LIE TO MY HEART                                                                                            5 :9

1946 YOU BROKE YOUR OWN HEART ACOUSTIC DEMO                                             CMF

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1946 SINGING WATERFALL DEMO #1                                                                                  CMF

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1946 CALLING YOU DEMO #1                                                                                                CMF

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12/46 WEALTH WON'T SAVE YOUR SOUL                                                                           5:16

1946 PAN AMERICAN                                                                                                               5:15

9/46 Starts a daily 4 PM show on WSFA  

9/14/46 Hank and Audrey travel to Nashville to meet with Fred Rose.  Rose agrees to publish 2 songs for a future Molly O'Day session.

9/17/46 Hank turns 23  

10/30/46 Hank sends Rose demos of the 2 songs-"When God Comes and Gathers his Jewels," and "Six More Miles.".

11/21/46 Hank signs Acuff-Rose contract for the 2 songs.

11/23/46 Rose sends Hank note that he will polish up lyrics of two songs a bit.

12/9/46 Hank travels to Nashville to rehearse with the Willis brothers for his first recording session.

12/11/46 NEVER AGAIN WILL I KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR (Hank Williams)                          1:2

12/11/46 WEALTH WON'T SAVE YOUR SOUL (Hank Williams)                                            1:3

12/11/46 WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS (Hank Williams)                     1:4

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12/16/46 MOLLY O'DAY RECORDS "SIX MORE MILES"

12/16/46 MOLLY O'DAY-WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS

1/47 STERLING 201 NEVER AGAIN/CALLING YOU RELEASED

1/19/47-"The Broken Marraige," unpublished song lyrics in Hank's notebook.

1/26/47-first draft of "I Saw the Light" lyrics in one of Hank's notebooks

2/47 STERLING 204 WEALTH WON'T SAVE YOUR SOUL/WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS RELEASED

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WSM Studios Nashville, TN

Hank Williams-Vocal/Guitar, Tommy Jackson-Fiddle, Smokey Lohman-Steel Guitar, Zeke Turner-Electric Guitar, Louis Innis-Bass

2/13/47 I DON'T CARE (IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES) (Hank Williams)                          1:5

2/13/47 MY LOVE FOR YOU (HAS TURNED TO HATE) (Hank Williams)                               1:6

2/13/47 HONKY TONKIN' #1 (Hank Williams)                                                                            1:7

2/13/47 PAN AMERICAN (Hank Williams)                                                                                  1:8

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2/19/47 "The Heavens are Lonely Too" unpublished lyrics in Hank's notebook.

2/20/47 "Why Did Mommy Say Goobye" lyrics in Hank's notebook-unpublished

3/6/47 Hank signs deal with MGM records.

4/1/47 MGM deal takes effect.

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Castle Studio, Nashville.

Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar, Tommy Jackson-Fiddle, Smokey Lohman-Steel Guitar, Zeke Turner-Electric Guitar, Louis Innis-Rhythm Guitar, Brownie Reynolds-Bass

4/21/47 MOVE IT ON OVER (Hank Williams)                                                                             1:9

4/21/47 I SAW THE LIGHT(Hank Williams)                                                                               1:10

4/21/47 LAST NIGHT I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP (Hank Williams)                 1:11

4/21/47 SIX MORE MILES (Hank Williams)                                                                              1:12

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4/47 STERLING 208 I DON'T CARE IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES/MY LOVE FOR YOU HAS TURNED TO HATE RELEASED

1947-1948 CALLING YOU DEMO #2

1947 HONKY TONK BLUES DEMO                                                                                       5:17

5/6/47 Hank sends Fred a note letting him know he's a DJ on WSFA

5/47 STERLING 210 HONKY TONKIN'/PAN AMERICAN RELEASED

6/6/47 MGM 10033 MOVE IT ON OVER/LAST NIGHT I HEARD YOU CRYING IN YOUR SLEEP RELEASED

6/29/47 YOU BROKE YOUR OWN HEART                                                                              5:19

6/29/47 I'M SO TIRED OF IT ALL                                                                                              5:20

6/29/47-lyrice to "I'm So Tired of It all" written in Hank's notebook.

6/29/47-lyrics to unpublished song "Honky Tonkin' Mama" in Hank's notebook.

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Castle Studio, Nashville

Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar L.C. Crysel-Fiddle on all but "Ponchertrain," Tommy Jackson-Fiddle on Ponchertrain, Herman Herron-Steel Guitar, Sammy Pruett-Lead Guitar, Slim Thomas-Rhythm Guitar, Lum York-Bass.  (according to the liner notes for 'The Complete Hank Williams.'-Lum York has stated he did not play on this session)

8/4/47 FLY TROUBLE (Honey Wilds/Bunny Biggs/Fred Rose)                                          1:13

8/4/47 I'M SATISFIED WITH YOU (Fred Rose)                                                                         1:14

8/4/47 ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONCHERTRAIN (Hank Williams/Ramona Vincent) 1:15

8/4/47 HONKY TONK BLUES #1 (Hank Williams) (Recording has been lost)

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8/9/47 Birmingham news runs story on "Move it On Over" charting in Billboard

8/9/47 "Move it On Over" charts in Billboard, peaks at #4

8/19/47-Hank sends Fred Rose a demo of "I Saw the Light" as a duet with Audrey and "Everything's Okay"

8/21/47-article in Montgomery advisor paper detailing the success of "Move it On Over" and noting "Fly Trouble" will be Hank's next release.

9/17/47 Hank turns 24  

9/47 MGM 10073 FLY TROUBLE/ON THE BANKS OF THE OLD PONCHERTRAIN RELEASED

10/10/47-"This Ain't No Place for Me"-unpublished lyrics in one of Hank's notebooks.

11/3/47-Loans issued for loan company to pay for suits Hank has made for his band which includes RD Norred, Lum York, Joe Pennington, and Red Todd. 

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Castle Studio, Nashville

Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar Chubby Wise-Fiddle, Jerry Byrd-Steel Guitar, Zeke Turner-Electric Guitar, Probably Louis Innis-Bass, Possibly Fred Rose or Owen Bradley-Piano

11/6/47 ROOTIE TOOTIE (Fred Rose)                                                                                        1:16

11/6/47 I CAN'T GET YOU OFF OF MY MIND (Hank Williams)                                               1:17

11/6/47 I'M A LONG GONE DADDY (Hank Williams)                                                               1:18

11/6/47 HONKY TONKIN #2 (Hank Williams)                                                                           1:19

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Castle Studio, Nashville

Same musicians as previous session

11/7/47 MY SWEET LOVE AIN'T AROUND (Hank Williams)                                                  1:20

11/7/47 THE BLUES COME AROUND (Hank Williams)                                                           1:21

11/7/47 MANSION ON THE HILL (Hank Williams/Fred Rose)                                                  1:22

11/7/47 I'LL BE A BACHELOR 'TIL I DIE (Hank Williams)                                                        2:1

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11/24/47-"The Drunkard's Dream" unpublished lyrics in Hank's notebook.

11/25/47 ROME JOHNSON RECORDS IF I DIDN'T LOVE YOU

12/14/47 ROY ACUFF I SAW THE LIGHT

12/20/47 MGM 10124 ROOTIE TOOTIE/MY SWEET LOVE AIN'T AROUND RELEASED

12/28/47 MOLLY O'DAY RECORDS I DON'T CARE IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

12/28/47 MOLLY O'DAY RECORDS SINGING WATERFALL

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1947 IN MY DREAMS YOU STILL BELONG TO ME                                                               5:11

1947 I'M GOING HOME one of 2 songs he wrote with this title                                                 CMF

1948 SOMETHING GOT A HOLD OF ME WITH AUDREY

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2/7/48 Hank goes to Pensecola after a big fight with Audrey

2/18/48-Fred Rose writes Hank a letter trying to help him see that drinking would destroy him and that he was better off without Audrey.

3/18/48-another letter from Fred Rose "please don't phone me when you are drinking as it only makes me feel I'm being let down by a guy I felt would never let me down." 

3/19/48-letter from Fred Rose "When you get ready to straighten out let me know and maybe we can pick up where we left off, but for the present I am fed up with your foolishness"

3/48 MGM 10171 HONKY TONKIN'/I'LL BE A BACHELOR 'TIL I DIE RELEASED

3/27/48-letter to Hank's mother from fred Rose "I hope Hank has come to his senses by now..."

4/3/48-Hank and Audrey sell their house, plan to divorce.  Fred Rose letter dated the same day to Hank "Remember that women are revengeful and do all in their power to wreck a man when they seperate from him and the only way to win is for the man to become successful."

4/4/48-Montgomery Advertiser runs short interview with Hank where he brags how popular he is on WSFA.  Article alo details the success of "Move It On Over" Term "Hillbilly Shakespeare" mentioned.

4/8/48-Hank opens for Opry package show in Montgomery featuring Johnny Bond and Cowboy Copas.  Hank starts drinking with Copas and disappears for two or three days.

4/12/48-Hank signs publishing deal with Acuff-Rose

4/28/48 Audrey files for divorce-"Hank Williams...has a violent and ungovernable temper..during the last month, he has been drunk most of the time."

5/26/48-divorce is final.  Hank and Audrey had reconciled, though.

6/48 MGM 10212 I'M A LONG GONE DADDY/THE BLUES COME AROUND RELEASED

6/23/48-Hank and Audrey send Fred Rose postcard from Richmond, Virginia, announcing they were "Having a Big Time."  They were vacationing in Norfolk, Virginia.  (Presumably Virginia Beach)

7/3/48 "Honky Tonkin'" charts in Billboard, peaks at #14

7/24/48 "I'm a Long Gone Daddy" charts in Billboard, peaks at #6

9/30/48-Hank appears at Colifax, Louisiana High School with Johnnie and Jack with Kitty Wells

10/1/48-Hank appears at the High School in Banks, Arkansas

11/4/48-Hank booked to play Powhatan High School, Powhatan, Louisiana

1949 A HOME IN HEAVEN                                                                                                       5:18 

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FALL 1948 TIME HAS PROVEN I WAS WRONG                                                                   7:21

FALL 1948 NO NOT NOW                                                                                                         7:22

FALL 1948 WHEN YOU'RE TIRED OF BREAKING OTHER HEARTS                                   7:23

FALL 1948 HONEY DO YOU LOVE ME HUH                                                                           7:24

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12/10/48 MGM 10328 MANSION ON THE HILL/I CAN'T GET YOU OFF OF MY MIND RELEASED

1948? HOUSE OF GOLD DEMO #2                                                                                      CMF

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E.T. Herzog Studio, Cincinatti Ohio

Hank Williams-Guitar, Vocal  Audrey Williams-Vocal  Tommy Jackson-Fiddle  Jerry Byrd-Steel Guitar  Zeke Turner-Electric Guitar  Clyde Baum-Mandolin  Louis Innis-Rhythm Guitar, Willie Thawl-Bass

12/22/48 THERE'LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT (Hank Williams)                                    2:2

12/22/48 LOVESICK BLUES (Cliff Friend/Irving Mills)                                                              2:3

12/22/48 LOST ON THE RIVER (WITH AUDREY WILLIAMS) (Hank Williams)                     2:4

12/22/48 I HEARD MY MOTHER PRAYING FOR ME (WITH AUDREY ) (Audrey Williams)    2:5

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1948 DEAR BROTHER (WITH KITTY WELLS)                                                                     7:19

AUG 48/MAY 49 'NEATH A COLD GRAY TOMB OF STONE DEMO WITH BAND            7:20

AUG 48/MAY 49 ALONE AND FORSAKEN DEMO

AUG 48/MAY 49 HOUSE OF GOLD 1                                                                                      7:17

AUG 48/MAY 49 HEAVEN HOLDS ALL OF MY TREASURES                                             7:15

AUG 48/MAY 49 LOST ON THE RIVER                                                                                  7:16

JAN-AUG 1949 SINGING WATERFALL DEMO #2           1948?

HOUSE OF GOLD DEMO #3?

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KWKH SHREVEPORT RADIO RECORDINGS-MOSTLY COVER TUNES

JAN 49/AUG 49----DISCS 6, 7, 8 OF THE COMPLETE HANK WILLIAMS BOX SET

JAN 49/AUG 49 At The First Fall Of Snow (Fred Rose) Recorded by Molly O'day

JAN 49/AUG 49 The Battle Of Armageddon Recorded by Roy Acuff

JAN 49/AUG 49 Blue Love In My Heart

JAN 49/AUG 49 The Devil's Train (Carlisle/Foree) Recorded by Roy Acuff

JAN 49/AUG 49 Dixie Cannonball Recorded by Gene Autry

JAN 49/AUG 49 Don't Do It Darling

JAN 49/AUG 49 Faded Love And Winter Roses

JAN 49/AUG 49 First Year Blues Recorded by Ernest Tubb

JAN 49/AUG 49 I Wish I Had A Nickel Recorded by Jimmy Wakely

JAN 49/AUG 49 I'm Free At Last Recorded by Ernest Tubb

JAN 49/AUG 49 It Just Don't Matter Now Recorded by Ernest Tubb

JAN 49/AUG 49 Leave Me Alone With The Blues Recorded by Ernest Tubb

JAN 49/AUG 49 The Little Paper Boy Recorded by Johnnie and Jack

JAN 49/AUG 49 My Main Trial Is Yet To Come

JAN 49/AUG 49 No One Will Ever Know

JAN 49/AUG 49 The Old Home Recorded by the Stanley Brothers

JAN 49/AUG 49 Please Don't Let Me Love You Recorded by George Morgan

JAN 49/AUG 49 Prodigal Son

JAN 49/AUG 49 Rock My Cradle Once Again

JAN 49/AUG 49 Rockin' Chair Money Recorded by Red Foley

JAN 49/AUG 49 Roly Poly Recorded by Bob Wills

JAN 49/AUG 49 Someday You'll Call My Name

JAN 49/AUG 49 Sundown And Sorrow

JAN 49/AUG 49 Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love Recorded by Hank Thompson

JAN 49/AUG 49 Tennessee Border Recorded by Red Foley

JAN 49/AUG 49 Thank God

JAN 49/AUG 49 There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues Recorded by Ernest Tubb

JAN 49/AUG 49 The Tramp On The Street

JAN 49/AUG 49 Wait For The Light To Shine Recorded by Roy Acuff

JAN 49/AUG 49 The Waltz Of The Wind Recorded by Roy Acuff

JAN 49/AUG 49 We Live In Two Different Worlds Recorded by Roy Acuff

JAN 49/AUG 49 With Tears In My Eyes Recorded by Ernest Tubb

JAN 49/AUG 49 You Caused It All By Telling Lies

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1/10/49-Hank debuts 8:15 AM show on KWKH sponsor "Shreveport Syrup Company"

1949 WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE GRAVE BAND DEMO                                          5:12

2/4/49 Hank joins Musicians Union in Shreveport.

2/11/49 MGM 10352 LOVESICK BLUES/NEVER AGAIN RELEASED

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Castle Studio, Nashville

Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar  Audrey Williams-Vocal  Dale Potter-Fiddle  Don Davis-Steel guitar  Zeb Turner-Electric Guitar  Jack Shook-Rhythm Guitar  Clyde Baum-Mandolin  Probably ernie Newton-Bass

3/1/49 LOST HIGHWAY (Leon Payne)                                                                                         2:6

3/1/49 MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE (Hank Williams)                                                              2:7

3/1/49 DEAR BROTHER (WITH AUDREY) (Hank Williams)                                                      2:8

3/1/49 JESUS REMEMBERED ME (WITH AUDREY) (Hank Williams)                                    2:9

3/1/49 HONKY TONK BLUES #2 (Hank Williams)                                                                   2:10

3/1/49 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS (Hank Williams)                                                           2:11

3/1/49 YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I'M GONNA LEAVE) (Hank Williams)                      2:12

3/1/49 MY SON CALLS ANOTHER MAN DADDY #1 (Hank Williams/Jewell House)            2:13

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3/5/49 "Lovesick Blues" charts in Billboard, peaks at #1

3/5/49 "Mansion on the Hill" charts in Billboard, peaks at #12

3/6/49-Shreveport Times runs short article welcoming Hank home, mentioning Lovesick Blues success.

3/20/49-Hank takes first plane ride from Shreveport to Nashville

---------------------------------------------3/20/49 SESSION FOR MGM---------------------------

Castle Studios, Nashville

Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar  Dale Potter-Fiddle  Don Davis-Steel Guitar  Zeb Turner-Electric Guitar  Jack Shook-Rhythm Guitar  Velma Williams-Bass

(SESSION SPLIT WITH RED SOVINE)

3/20/49 WEDDING BELLS (Claude Boone)                                                                                2:14

3/20/49 I'VE JUST TOLD MAMA GOODBYE (Slim Sweet/Curley Kinsey)                               2:15

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SPRING 1949 I'M GOING HOME BAND VERSION DEMO

3/28/49-Wesley Rose sends Hank a letter asking him to send him the records he has of Rex Griffin singing Lovesick Blues and "Emmett something-or other" (Emmett Miller) so Acuff Rose can figure out who actually wrote the song.

4/3/49-Shreveport Times newspaper publishes article mentioning Hank's first airplane ride on 3/20.

4/4/49 MOLLY O'DAY RECORDS ON THE EVENING TRAIN

4/6/49-Hank's first publicity photos taken in Shreveport.  The photo used for the Hank Williams stamp was taken on this day.

4/17/49-Hank attends picnic with Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright at Caddo Lake outside Shreveport, Gets drunk.  Later that night Audrey calls Johnny Wright because she's afraid to be with Hank in the house.  He has passed out-it's discovered he had taken almost an entire bottle of tranquilisers.  Doctor is called, wakes Hank up and asks him how many pills he took-his reply "You know too damn much [many]." 

4/18/49-4/22/49-Hank tours Louisiana and Texas on a Shreveport Chamber of Commerce sponsored show.  people who see him this week note he has some bruises on his head-most likely from a post-drunk fight with Audrey.

4/49 MGM 10401 WEDDING BELLS/I'VE JUST TOLD MAMA GOODBYE RELEASED

4/22/49-Hank appears at Whitfield's Department Store's Record Section in Shreveport to autograph his new record, "Wedding Bells."

4/49-Hank signs management contract with Oscar Davis

5/1/49-Hank plays Houston TX with Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Cowboy Copas

5/2/49-Hank plays Amarillo TX with Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Cowboy Copas

5/3/49-Hank plays Oklahoma City OK with Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Cowboy Copas

5/4/49-Hank plays a show at the Sportatorium in Dallas Texas with Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, and Cowboy Copas

5/5/49-Hank plays a show at the Northside Coliseum in Ft. Worth, Texas

5/6/49-Hank plays New Orleans, LA with Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Cowboy Copas

5/7/49-"Lovesick Blues" becomes number one

5/14/49 "Wedding Bells" charts in Billboard, peaks at #2

5/26/49-Hank Williams Jr. born in Shreveport.

5/49 MGM 10434 DEAR BROTHER/LOST ON THE RIVER RELEASED

6/3/49-farewell appearance on Louisiana Hayride

6/11/49 HANK OPRY DEBUT (undocumented)-plays "Lovesick Blues" and "Mind Your Own Business"

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6/18/49 LOVESICK BLUES LIVE ON GRAND OLE OPRY

6/18/49 WEDDING BELLS LIVE ON GRAND OLE OPRY

7/1/49 RED SOVINE RECORDS YOU'RE BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE

7/9/49 "Never Again" charts in Billboard, peaks at #6

7/14/49-Jerry Rivers thinks the famous Drifting Cowboys line-up played their first gig together this day.

7/16/49 Hank appears on Grand Ole Opry

7/17/49-Hank appears in Springfield Ohio with Bradley Kinkaid

7/20/49-Hank appears in Amarillo Texas

7/49 MGM 10461 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS/THERE'LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT RELEASED

7/23/49 "Mind Your Own Business" charts in Billboard, peaks at #5

8/9/49 Hank and Audrey's divorce reversed

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8/14/49-Hank appears at "Radio Corrall, Jim and Jane's Country Music Park"

8/15/49-Hank appears in Duluth, MN with Bill Monroe and Ernest Tubb

8/25/49-8/29/49?-Hank plays Milwaukee Palace Theater with Ernest Tubb, Cowboy Copas, Minnie Pearl

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E.T. Herzog Studio, Cincinatti Ohio

Hank Williams-Vocals, Guitar  Tommy Jackson-Fiddle  Jerry Byrd-Steel Guitar  Zeke Turner-Electric Guitar  Louis Innis-Rhythm Guitar  Ernie Newton-Bass  Hank's Drifting Cowboys attend the session to watch.

8/30/49 IM SO LONESOME I COULD CRY (Hank Williams)                                                   2:16

8/30/49 A HOUSE WITHOUT LOVE (Hank Williams)                                                              2:17

8/30/49 I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING (Hank Williams)                                    2:18

8/30/49 MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT (Clarence Williams)                                             2:20

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8/30/49 MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT DEMO                                                                  2:19

9/3/49-Hank buys 2510 Franklin Road home in Nashville

9/11/49 CURLEY WILLIAMS RECORDS "NO NOT NOW"

9/13/49-Hank plays Vancouver, BC, Canada with Ernest Tubb and Roy Acuff

9/17/49 Hank turns 26  

September 30 1949- Temperature at Nashville drops to 36, setting a record low for the month.

9/49 MGM 10506 YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE (OR I'M GONNA LEAVE)/LOST HIGHWAY RELEASED

1949 WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE GRAVE EACH DAY SOLO DEMO               8:19

1949 ALABAMA WALTZ DEMO                                                                                                 9:2

1949 JESUS DIED FOR ME WITH AUDREY DEMO                                                                  9:3

1949 JESUS DIED FOR ME SOLO DEMO

1949 ARE YOU WALKIN' AND A TALKIN' FOR THE LORD DEMO #1

10/1/49 "You're Gonna Change" charts in Billboard, peaks at #4

10/8/49 "Lost Highway" charts in Billboard, peaks at #12

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Recorded on 2 consecutive Sundays in Mid-October-either either 10/9 and 10/16, or 10/16 and 10/23

SHOW ONE

10/49    HAPPY ROVIN' COWBOY

10/49    WEDDING BELLS

10/49    LOVESICK BLUES

10/49    WHERE THE SOUL OF MAN NEVER DIES

SHOW TWO

10/49    YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE OR I'M GONNA LEAVE

10/49    THERE'S A BLUEBIRD ON YOUR WINDOWSILL (AUDREY)

10/49    A TRAMP ON THE STREET

SHOW THREE

10/49    I'M A LONG GONE DADDY

10/49    I'M TELLING YOU (AUDREY)

10/49    WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS

SHOW FOUR

10/49    LOST HIGHWAY

10/49    I WANT TO LIVE AND LOVE (W/ AUDREY)

10/49    I'LL HAVE A NEW BODY

SHOW FIVE

10/49    A MANSION ON THE HILL

10/49    THERE'LL BE NO TEARDROPS TONIGHT

10/49    THE PRODIGAL SON

SHOW SIX

10/49    PAN AMERICAN

10/49    LOVESICK BLUES

10/49    I SAW THE LIGHT

SHOW SEVEN

10/49    MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

10/49    WEDDING BELLS

10/49    I'VE JUST TOLD MAMA GOODBYE

SHOW EIGHT

10/49    I CAN'T GET YOU OFF MY MIND

10/49    I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY

10/49    THY BURDERNS ARE GREATER THAN MINE

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10/27/49-Hank appears in Toronto Canada

10/28/49 ZEB TURNER NEVER BEEN SO LONESOME

11/8/49 MGM 10560 MY BUCKET'S GOT A HOLE IN IT/I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY RELEASED

11/11/49-Hank appears in Montgomery Alabama with Bill Monroe, Lou Childre, Lonzo and Oscar

11/12/49 YOU'RE GONNA CHANGE OR I'M GONNA LEAVE LIVE                                    10:3

11/13/49-Hank flies to Germany

11/18/49 MOVE IT ON OVER LIVE IN GERMANY                                                                10:2

11/25/49-Hank flies home from Germany

11/26/49-Hank appears on Opry

11/26/49 "My Bucket's Got a Hole In It" charts in Billboard, peaks at #2

12/8/1949-12/12/49-Hank plays 4 shows a day for a week at the Hippodrome in Baltimore.  Hank falls off the wagon hard.

12/16/49-Hank and Cowboy Copas play Hotel Roosevelt's Victory Room in Washington

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12/18/49 ROY ACUFF JESUS DIED FOR ME

12/30/49 MILTON ESTES HOUSE OF GOLD

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JAN-FEB 1950 COVER STORY OF COUNTRY-SONG ROUNDUP

1/7/50 HANK INTROS HANK SNOW ON OPRY

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Castle Studio, Nashville

Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar  Jerry Rivers-Fiddle  Don Helms-steel guitar  Bob McNett-Electric Guitar  Jack Shook-Rhythm Guitar  Ernie Newton-Bass

1/9/50 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES (Hank Williams)                                                     2:21

1/9/50 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO (Hank Williams)              2:22

1/9/50 WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE (Hank Williams)                                                  2:23

1/9/50 MY SON CALLS ANOTHER MAN DADDY #2 (Hank Williams/Jewell House)            2:24

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Castle Studio, Nashville

Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar  on Helms-Steel Guitar, Hillous Buttrum-Bass  Owen Bradley or Fred Rose-Organ

1/10/50 TOO MANY PARTIES AND TOO MANY PALS (Billy Rose/Mort Dixon/Ray Henderson)                                                                                                                                     3:1

1/10/50 BEYOND THE SUNSET (Blanche Kerr Brock/Virgil P. Brock/Albert Kennedy Rowswell)                                                                                                                                        3:2

1/10/50 THE FUNERAL (Public Domain-Words, Music-Hank Williams)                                     3:3

1/10/50 EVERYTHING'S OK (Hank Williams)                                                                             3:4

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1/50 MGM 10609 I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING/MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE RELEASED

1950 HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW DEMO                                                                 8:4

EARLY 1950 TEARDROP ON A ROSE DEMO                                                                        9:4

1/29/50-2/2/50-Hank appears with Cowboy Copas and and Ernest Tubb in Kansas City

2/3/50 BILL MONROE-ALABAMA WALTZ

2/3/50 BILL MONROE-I'M BLUE, I'M LONESOME

2/8/50 BRAXTON SHOOFORD WHY SHOULD I CRY

2/8/50 BRAXTON SHOOFORD ROCKING CHAIR DADDY

2/8/50 BRAXTON SHOOFORD A TEARDROP ON A ROSE

2/18/50 "I Just on't Like This Kind of Living" charts in Billboard, peaks at #5

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2/18/50 I JUST DON'T LIKE THIS KIND OF LIVING LIVE ON GOO                                 10:4

2/18/50 LOVESICK BLUES LIVE ON GOO

2/50 MGM 10630 BEYOND THE SUNSET/THE FUNERAL RELEASED

1950 HELP ME UNDERSTAND DEMO

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2/21/50-Hank appears in Jackson, Mississippi

2/21/50-HANK RADIO APPEARANCE ON WSLI, JACKSON MISSISSIPPI                                                                         

2/21/50    LOST HIGHWAY FARMER JIM LIVE VERSION

2/21/50    I'M A LONG GONE DADDY FARMER JIM LIVE VERSION

2/21/50    LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES FARMER JIM LIVE VERSION 

2/22/50-Hank appears in Mobile Alabama

2/23/50-Hank appears in Pensacola, FL

2/24/50-Hank appears on Grand Ole Opry                            

2/25/50-Hank appears in Springfield, Missouri

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3/50 MGM 10645 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES/MY SON CALLS ANOTHER MAN DADDY RELEASED

MARCH EARLY HANK AND AUDREY RADIO INTERVIEW

MID MARCH-Hank attends Juke Box Operators Convention in Chicago

3/17/50-Hank appears in Florence, Alabama

3/25/50 JOHNNIE AND JACK JESUS REMEMBERED ME

3/25/50 Hank on cover of Billboard magazine pictured at Chicago jukebox operator's convention.

3/25/50 "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" charts in Billboard, peaks at #1

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3/28/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS HELP ME UNDERSTAND (Hank Williams)

3/28/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS HOW CAN YOU REFUSE HIM NOW (Hank Williams)

3/28/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS MODEL T LOVE (Audrey Williams)

3/28/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS TIGHT WAD DADDY (Audrey Williams)

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1950 LAST NIGHT I DREAMED OF HEAVEN DEMO                                                           8:8

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4/1/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS I LIKE THAT KIND (Audrey Williams)

4/1/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS HONKY TONKIN (Hank Williams)

4/1/50 AUDREY WILLIAMS WHAT PUT THE PEP IN GRANDMA (Audrey williams)

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1950 MESSAGE TO MY MOTHER DEMO                                                                            8:10

4/8/50 HANK HOSTS OPRY WITH MARV SHINER

4/8/50 I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY LIVE ON OPRY

April 13 1950- A cold outbreak produces the lowest high, low, and mean temperatures ever observed on this date at Nashville. The high is 42, with a low of 27, producing a mean temperature of 35 degrees.

4/15/50 Hank, staying at Tulane Hotel in Nashville after fight with Audrey, sets bed on fire with cigarette after fallling asleep.

4/15/50 "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy" charts in Billboard, peaks at #9

4/16/50 Nashville Tennessean reports events of 4/15/50

4/22/50-"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" hits #1 

5/50 MGM 10696 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME/A HOUSE WITHOUT LOVE RELEASED

5/8/50-Hank appears in Ottawa Canada

5/14/50-Hank appears at Radio Ranch Park, Williamsport, PA

5/26/50-Hank Jr.'s First Birthday

5/27/50-Family photo session at Franklin Road home

5/27/50 "Why Don't You Love Me" charts in Billboard, peaks at #1

5/31/50-Hank appears in Shreveport with Minnie Pearl, Oak Ridge Quartet

6/2/50-6/7/50-Hank and Cowboy Copas appear in St. Louis

6/05/50 CURLEY WILLIAMS RECORDS HONEY DO YOU LOVE ME HUH

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6/10/50 LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES LIVE ON OPRY                                                 10:7

6/10/50 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO LIVE                                    10:8

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1950 WEARING OUT YOUR WALKING SHOES DEMO                                                           9:6

6/1950 MGM 10718 TOO MANY PARTIES AND TOO MANY PALS/EVERYTHING'S OKAY-LUKE THE DRIFTER RELEASED

-------------------------------------6/14/50 MGM RECORDS SESSION----------------------------------

Castle Studio, Nashville-Split session with Rusty Gabbard.

Hank Williams-Vocal, Guitar  Jerry Rivers-Fiddle  Don Helms-Steel Guitar  Sammy Pruett-Electric Guitar  Probably Rusty Gabbard-Rhythm Guitar  Ernie Newton-Bass

6/14/50 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME (Leon Payne)

6/14/50 HONKY TONK BLUES' #3 (LOST) (Hank Williams)

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1950 I'M GOING HOME DEMO                                                                                                  8:12

6/17/50-"Why Don't You Love Me" hits #1

6/19/50-6/22/50-Hank appears in Amarillo TX

7/4/50-Hank appears in Ft. Worth TX at North Side Coliseum

7/5/50-7/6/50-Hank appears at Jack Ruby's "Silver Spur" club in Dallas

7/5/50 RED KIRK RECORDS NEVER BEEN SO LONESOME

7/7/50-Hank appears in Waco TX

7/8/50-Hank misses scheduled show in Greenville TX due to drinking

SUMMER 1950 SING SING SING DEMO                                                                                 9:9

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8/4/50 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME LIVE ON WSM                               9:20

8/12/50-birthday party for Lycretia at the home on Franklin Road-Fred Rose attends as do a bunch of Lyrcretia's school friends.  Photographer present.

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8/12/50 WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU USED TO DO LIVE ON GOO

8/12/50 THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME LIVE ON GOO                            10:6

8/12/50 COMEDY WITH MINNIE PEARL LIVE ON GOO

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8/13/50-Hank appears in Springfield, Ohio

8/14/50-Hank appears in Youngstown, OH

8/15/50 Hank appears in Akron, OH

8/16/50-Hank appears in New Lewiston, PA

8/17/50-Hank appears in Richfield, VA (Richmond VA according to Koon/Pinson)

8/18/50-Hank returns to Nashville

8/19/50-Hank appears on Grand Ole Opry

1950 NEATH A COLD GRAY TOMB OF STONE SOLO DEMO                                             9:14

8/25/50 MGM  THEY'LL NEVER TAKE HER LOVE FROM ME/WHY SHOULD WE TRY ANYMORE RELEASED

8/27/50-Hank plays in Natural Chimneys Park, Mt. Solon, VA

---------------------8/31/50 MGM RECORDS SESSION--------------------------------------------------

Castle Studio, Nashville

Hank Williams-Vocals, Guitar  Jerry Rivers-Fiddle  Don Helms-Steel Guitar  Sammy Pruett-Electric Guitar  Probably Jack Shook-Rhythm Guitar  Ernie Newton or Howard Watts-Bass  Fred Rose or Owen Bradley-Organ.  Possibly Farris Coursey-Drums on "Moanin the Blues"   

8/31/50 NOBODYS LONESOME FOR ME (Hank Williams)                                                     3:6

8/31/50 MOANIN THE BLUES (Hank Williams)                                                                          3:7

8/31/50 HELP ME UNDERSTAND (Hank Williams)                                                                    3:8

8/31/50 NO NO JOE (Fred Rose)                                                                                                  3:9

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9/50-Audrey in hospital for what is later revealed "a botched abortion" according to Hank's divorce cross-complaint.

1950 THERE'S NOTHING AS SWEET AS MY BABY DEMO                                                 9:8

09/3/50-Hank makes first appearance at Sunset Park,West Grove, PA

September 7 1950- Nashville is drenched with 2.06" of rain -- the most ever received on this date. The high temperature tops out at 64 degrees, which is the lowest high temperature ever observed on this date.

9/17/50 Hank turns 27  

9/19/50-9/22/50-Hank performs in Amarillo TX

9/20/50 TEX RITTER  RECORDS WEARING OUT