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Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys

Honky Tonkin’
1947 · via Townes Van Zandt
Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys – Honky Tonkin’
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Even a songwriter's songwriter kept somebody else's song in his case, and this one belongs to Hank Williams. Start with the Drifting Cowboys cut from 1947, then hear Townes take it on.

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First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 15, 2026.

Written by Hank Williams.

First recorded by Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys in 1947.

Also recorded by Hank Williams (1948), George Jones (1960), The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1974), Hank Williams, Jr. (1993), Rose Maddox (1960).

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Townes Van Zandt, a writer people study, put "Honky Tonkin’" on record in 1972, someone else's song. Who wrote the tune Townes chose to carry?Hank Williams
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