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 ...

One of the reasons we love country music is because of its storytelling, but it goes deeper than that. It's not just random accounts being passed down through music, it's our stories being told in ...

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 ...

When young Mason Ramsey first came to the world’s attention, it was in the form of a viral video where he demonstrated his yodeling skills by singing Hank Williams’ “Lovesick Blues” in an Illinois ...