Lovesick Blues

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"Lovesick Blues" is a classic country song famously popularized by Hank Williams, whose 1949 recording became a major hit and a cornerstone of his career.

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Lovesick Blues canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedWithArtist Hank Williams
associatedWithGenreDevelopment Nashville sound
careerSignificanceFor Hank Williams
chartPerformance crossover pop hit in the United States
number-one on Billboard country chart
composer Cliff Friend
countryMusicClassic true
countryMusicStandard true
coveredBy Frank Ifield
LeAnn Rimes
Mickey Guyton
Patsy Cline
Rex Griffin
Slim Whitman
various country artists
culturalStatus American country music standard
describedAs cornerstone of Hank Williams' career
firstPopularizedBy Emmett Miller
genre country
hillbilly
hasForm verse-chorus
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
fiddle
steel guitar
upright bass
hasSubject a man lamenting his lost love
hasTempo medium-fast
hasTheme heartbreak
lost love
hasVocalStyleFeature yodeling
includedIn Hank Williams' live repertoire
influentialIn honky-tonk music
language English
laterPopularizedBy Hank Williams
lyricist Irving Mills
notableFor Hank Williams' yodeling delivery
notablePerformanceVenue Grand Ole Opry
notableRecordingBy Hank Williams
originallyWrittenFor Tin Pan Alley
performedBy Hank Williams
recordedBy Hank Williams
recordLabel MGM Records
releaseDate 1949-02-11
releaseYear 1949

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Hank Williams notableWork Lovesick Blues
Mason Ramsey performedSongInViralVideo Lovesick Blues
Hiram King Williams notableWork Lovesick Blues
Frank Ifield notableWork Lovesick Blues
Frank Ifield notableSingle Lovesick Blues