His first Billboard leader, the song helped send Williams to icon status. By Jim Asker On May 7, 1949, Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues” became his first hit, topping the Billboard country chart ...

Seventy-four years ago today (May 7, 1949), Hank Williams earned his first No. 1 hit, with "Lovesick Blues." The song, written by Cliff Friend and Irving Mills, was first included in the 1922 musical ...

Born March 18th, 1934, singer Charley Pride, left his birthplace of Sledge, Mississippi, at age 16 and later became one of the most successful country artists of all time. But that wasn’t exactly what ...

Anyone who might doubt the enduring power of a song need only to survey Spotify’s Viral 50 chart for the U.S., where Hank Williams‘ version of “Lovesick Blues,” recorded nearly 70 years ago, sits at ...