Honky Tonkin'

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"Honky Tonkin'"

Single by Hank Williams, Jr.

from the album High Notes

Released

1982

Hank Williams, Jr. singles chronology

"A Country Boy Can Survive"
(1982)

"Honky Tonkin'"
(1982)

"The American Dream"
(1982)

"Honky Tonkin'" is a 1948 country music song, written and recorded by Hank Williams. His song went to #14 on the Billboard country music charts.

The song was then recorded as a 1982 single by Williams' son, Hank Williams, Jr. This recording surpassed the popularity of the original, hitting #1 on the Billboard country music charts and staying there for a week. It spent a total of twelve weeks on the country chart.^[1] "Honky Tonkin'" would be Hank Williams, Jr.'s sixth number one song on the country chart.

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	6

Cover versions

The has been covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 1972 album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, as well as by Sissy Spacek. ^[2]

The The also covered this song on their album Hanky Panky which all consists of covers of Hank Williams' songs.

Townes Van Zandt covered the song as well on his 1972 album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt.

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 389.
↑ If I Can Just Get Through The Night-Honky Tonkin

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "I Don't Care" by Ricky Skaggs	Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single August 7, 1982	Succeeded by "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" by David Frizzell

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Discography Songs

Songs	"Move It On Over" "Honky Tonkin'" "I Saw the Light" "Lovesick Blues" "Mind Your Own Business" "Lost Highway" "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Why Don't You Love Me" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Hey Good Lookin'" "Honky Tonk Blues" "Half as Much" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "You Win Again" "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" "Kaw-Liga" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "Take These Chains from My Heart"

Family	Hank Williams Jr. Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams

Related Articles	Death of Hank Williams List of tributes to Hank Williams Drifting Cowboys Sterling Records MGM Records Grand Ole Opry The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams

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Studio albums	Your Cheatin' Heart Connie Francis and Hank Williams, Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites Ballads of the Hills and Plains Blues My Name A Time to Sing Songs My Father Left Me Luke the Drifter, Jr. Vol. 2 Live at Cobo Hall After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow Hank Williams, Jr. and Friends Family Tradition Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound Habits Old and New Rowdy The Pressure Is On High Notes Strong Stuff Man of Steel Major Moves Five-O Montana Cafe Hank Live Born to Boogie Wild Streak Lone Wolf Pure Hank Maverick Out of Left Field Hog Wild A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts Stormy The Almeria Club Recordings I'm One of You 127 Rose Avenue

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits Vol. II Fourteen Greatest Hits Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 America (The Way I See It) The Best of Hank Williams, Jr. Volume One: Roots and Branches Tribute to My Father 20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 1 Early Years, Vol. 2 The Bocephus Box That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection

Notable singles	"Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Nobody's Child" "All for the Love of Sunshine" "Eleven Roses" "Rainy Night in Georgia" "I'll Think of Something" "I Fought the Law" "To Love Somebody" "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" "Women I've Never Had" "Kaw-Liga" "Old Habits" "Texas Women" "Dixie on My Mind" "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Honky Tonkin'" "The American Dream" "Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" "Leave Them Boys Alone" "Queen of My Heart" "Man of Steel" "Attitude Adjustment" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Major Moves" "I'm for Love" "This Ain't Dallas" "Ain't Misbehavin'" "Country State of Mind" "Mind Your Own Business" (with Reba McEntire, Tom Petty, Reverend Ike and Willie Nelson) "Born to Boogie" "Heaven Can't Be Found" "Young Country" "If the South Woulda Won" "Early in the Morning and Late at Night" "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams Sr.) "Finders Are Keepers" "Ain't Nobody's Business" "Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" "Devil in the Bottle"

Guest singles	"The Conversation" "Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)"

Related articles	Discography MGM Records Elektra Records Warner Bros. Records Curb Records Audrey Williams Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams Waylon Jennings Ernest Tubb

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