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Hank Williams

Mother Is Gone

1961 · via William Elliott Whitmore

Hank Williams wrote “Mother Is Gone” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1961. Also recorded by William Elliott Whitmore (released 2009), among 6 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Whitmore went straight to the source on this one: the man who wrote "Mother Is Gone" also put out the first recording, which came out in 1961. Spin the original next to Whitmore's take and you can hear exactly what he kept.

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Credited writer: Hank Williams.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1961.

Other recordings on file · first release year

6 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-2095 · No. 0004, Oct 28, 2026.

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William Elliott Whitmore recorded "Mother Is Gone." Who wrote that song and made the first recording of it?Hank Williams
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