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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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedWithArtist Hank Williams NERFINISHED
associatedWithGenreDevelopment Nashville sound
careerSignificanceFor Hank Williams NERFINISHED
chartPerformance crossover pop hit in the United States
number-one on Billboard country chart
composer Cliff Friend NERFINISHED
countryMusicClassic true
countryMusicStandard true
coveredBy Frank Ifield NERFINISHED
LeAnn Rimes NERFINISHED
Mickey Guyton NERFINISHED
Patsy Cline NERFINISHED
Rex Griffin NERFINISHED
Slim Whitman NERFINISHED
various country artists
culturalStatus American country music standard
describedAs cornerstone of Hank Williams' career
firstPopularizedBy Emmett Miller NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
lyricist Irving Mills NERFINISHED
notableFor Hank Williams' yodeling delivery
notablePerformanceVenue Grand Ole Opry NERFINISHED
notableRecordingBy Hank Williams NERFINISHED
originallyWrittenFor Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED
performedBy Hank Williams NERFINISHED
recordedBy Hank Williams NERFINISHED
recordLabel MGM Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1949-02-11
releaseYear 1949

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Hank Williams notableWork Lovesick Blues