The Junk Song That Made Hank A Legend

Lovesick Blues by Hank Williams was called "a piece of junk" by his own producer Fred Rose — who walked out of the studio rather than watch Hank record it. Hank Williams recorded it anyway. The song spent 16 weeks at #1 and 46 weeks on the Billboard country charts. The night Hank Williams debuted Lovesick Blues on the Grand Ole Opry, the audience forced him to encore eight times — a record that still stands today. This is the true story behind Lovesick Blues — the song that made Hank Williams a country music legend. The story was told to me by Little Jimmy Dickens himself, who was standing on the Grand Ole Opry stage the night Hank Williams made his world debut and personally counted every encore. This is classic country music history you won't hear anywhere else. I'm Jason Petty — Obie Award-winning actor who portrayed Hank Williams in "Lost Highway" at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and Off-Broadway in New York City. For 30 years, I collected firsthand stories from the people who knew Hank Williams best: his band members, his friends, the men who were actually there. These are those stories. 🎸 Hear Hank's songs performed live — visit Hank's Classic Country Vault: https://www.youtube.com/@HanksClassicCountryVault 👍 Hit Like and Subscribe for more true stories from the Lost Highway. Leave a comment — what's your favorite Hank Williams song? HIGHWAY TO HANK — True Stories from the Lost Highway #HankWilliams #LovesickBlues #ClassicCountry #CountryMusicHistory #GrandOleOpry #HankWilliamsSr #CountryMusic #TrueStory #HighwayToHank #LostHighway #LittleJimmyDickens #CountryMusicLegend #Billboard