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.
Statements (45)
| 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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