(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
Hank Williams’ 1951 recording of “(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle” is the earliest release on file. Hank Williams shares the writing credit with Jimmie Davis. Also recorded by Bob Dylan (released 1992), Johnny Cash (released 1957) and Don Gibson (released 1970), among 162 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
Hank had it on record with the Drifting Cowboys long before Townes got to it, and Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan both took a turn too. Follow this one and you are walking the line Townes learned from.
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▶[I Heard That] Lonesome Whistle [Acetate Version 27] [2019 - Remaster]Credited writers: Jimmie Davis and Hank Williams.
Earliest release on file: this one, 1951.
- Johnny Cash1957
- George Jones1962
- Frank Ifield1963
- Jimmie Davis1964
- Porter Wagoner1967
- Don Gibson1970
- Bob Dylan1992
- The Rolling Stones1994
- Townes Van Zandt1997
- Beck2000
- Bruce Springsteen2012
162 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.
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