Crazy Heart (Hank Williams song)
1951 single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Crazy Heart" is a song by Hank Williams. It was written by Fred Rose and Maurice Murray and reached number four in the record chart for Williams in 1951. It was recorded at Castle Studio in Nashville on July 25, 1951 with Fred Rose producing and backing from Don Helms (steel guitar), Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Sammy Pruett (lead guitar), Howard Watts (bass) and probably Jack Shook (rhythm guitar).[3]
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Quick Facts Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys, A-side ...
"Crazy Heart" | ||||
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Single by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys | ||||
A-side | "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" | |||
Published | October 30, 1951 (1951-10-30) Milene Music[1] | |||
Released | September 1951 (1951-09) | |||
Recorded | July 25, 1951 (1951-07-25)[2] | |||
Studio | Castle Studio, Nashville | |||
Genre | Country & Western, Honky-tonk, Country blues | |||
Length | 2:27 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Songwriter(s) | Maurice Murray, Fred Rose | |||
Producer(s) | Fred Rose | |||
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It was one of Williams least commercially successful singles of the period, only spending two weeks on the chart, although Guy Lombardo dented the Top 20 with it, underscoring that the song was better suited to a palm court orchestra than Hank Williams.[4]