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Marvin Rainwater - Hey Good Lookin' (Hank Williams Cover)

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From '' Hey Good Lookin’ ''
Label: Star-Dale – 45-337
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: 1961

Tracklist
A Hey Good Lookin’
Written-By – Hank Williams
B Do It Now
Written By – Tilton
Written-By – Dale Davis, Marvin Rainwater

Published By – Brave Music Inc.
Published By – Florentine Music
Published By – Acuff-Rose

Notes
Link Wray: harmony vocal, guitar
Side B songwriter Tilton is possibly Carl Tilton.

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🎵 [SONG INFO]

"Hey, Good Lookin'" is a 1951 song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and his version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.

Background

The Hank Williams song is a variation of another song by the same title, which was written by Cole Porter in 1942.

"Hey, Good Lookin'" was recorded on March 16, 1951 at Castle Studio in Nashville.
The same session also produced the single's B-side "My Heart Would Know" as well as another pair of tunes that would be released as singles: "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" and "Howlin' at the Moon," released on April 27, 1951.
The "Hey, Good Lookin'" single would follow on June 22.
Williams was backed on the session by members of his Drifting Cowboys band, including Jerry Rivers (fiddle), Don Helms (steel guitar), Sammy Pruett (electric guitar), Jack Shook (rhythm guitar), Ernie Newton or "Cedric Rainwater," aka Howard Watts (bass), and either Owen Bradley or producer Fred Rose on piano.

Williams performed the song on the Kate Smith Evening Hour on March 26, 1952; the appearance remains one of the few existing film clips of the singer performing live.
He is introduced by Roy Acuff and banters with a young June Carter.

Cover versions

In 1951, Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine released a rendition of the song as a duet, peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Johnny Cash recorded a version during his tenure with Sun Records.

George Jones recorded the song for his 1960 LP George Jones Salutes Hank Williams.

Ray Charles covered the song in the first volume of his 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.

Dean Martin included it "Hey, Good Lookin'" on his 1963 LP Country Style.

Del Shannon recorded it for his 1964 album Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams.

Ernest Tubb included it on his 1968 LP Ernest Tubb Sings Hank Williams.

The Residents covered the song in 1986.

Buckwheat Zydeco and Dwight Yoakam covered the song in 1990.

Waylon Jennings recorded the song for his 1992 album Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank.

Country music band The Mavericks released a cover version in 1992 from the album From Hell to Paradise. This rendition peaked at number 74 on the country singles charts.

In 2004, Jimmy Buffett recorded a version for his License to Chill album. Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait were all featured on this rendition, which peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 2004.

It was also the last Top Ten country hit for Black. This rendition was made into a music video, directed by Trey Fanjoy and Stan Kellam.

The song appears in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the country music radio station K-Rose.


🔗 [LINKS]

Available on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7dXrJ7ZDTBputOvsAre7fI
Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/gr/song/hey-good-lookin/1003858467
https://music.apple.com/ca/song/hey-good-lookin/972717299

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