American Songwriter

On This Day in 1947, Hank Williams Took a Second Swing at a Song His Son Would Take to the Top of the Chart Decades Later

On this day (November 6) in 1947, Hank Williams stepped into Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, and recorded “Honky Tonkin’” for the second time. The song’s second release saw it land in the top ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1947, Tex Williams Recorded the Sardonic Anti-Smoking Tune That Later Became the Title Song to a Sardonic Anti-Smoking Film

Tex Williams teamed up with Hall of Fame singer-songwriter Merle Travis to write “Smoke”. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Travis wrote the majority of the song. The Kentucky native is known for other enduring ...