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Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys

Honky Tonkin’

1947 · via Townes Van Zandt

Hank Williams wrote “Honky Tonkin’”; Hank Williams and His Drifting Cowboys put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1947. Also recorded by George Jones (released 1960), The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (released 1974) and Hank Williams, Jr. (released 1993), among 83 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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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Credited writer: Hank Williams.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1947.

Other recordings on file · first release year

83 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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

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Townes Van Zandt → Hank Williams
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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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