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Honky Tonkin'
Composer: Hank Williams

Honky Tonkin' was played by Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann with Doug Sahm, Leon Russell and others at a show in November 1972.

Hank Williams first recorded Honky Tonkin' for the small label Sterling Records early in 1947. This version was released as a b-side. Following the success of his early releases Williams signed with MGM and re-recorded Honky Tonkin' in November 1947. This version was released early in 1948.



Hank Williams

no info Single (Pan American / Honky Tonkin'), Hank Williams, 1947
no info Single (Honky Tonkin' / I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die), Hank Williams, 1948
info Honky Tonkin', Hank Williams, 1954
no info 36 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits, Hank Williams, 1957
info Hank Williams' Greatest Hits: 14 of Hank's All-Time Best, Hank Williams, 1960
info The Very Best of Hank Williams, Hank Williams, 1963
no info The Hank Williams Story, Hank Williams, 1965
no info In the Beginning, Hank Williams, 1968
no info The Essential, Hank Williams, 1969
no info Archetypes, Hank Williams, 1974
no info 24 Of Hank William's Greatest Hits, Hank Williams, 1976
no info Hank Williams Treasury, Hank Williams, 1976
no info Country & Western Classics, Hank Williams, 1982
no info I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time (Dec 1946-April 1947): Vol. 1, Hank Williams, 1989
no info 20 Of Hank William's Greatest Hits, Hank Williams, 1990
info Original Singles Collection...Plus, Hank Williams, 1992
no info Best of the Early Years, Hank Williams, 1994
no info American Legends, Hank Williams, 1994
no info Hillbilly Fever, Vol. 2: Legends of Honky Tonk, Various Artists, 1995
info Apollo 13 Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1995
no info Heroes of Country Music, Vol. 2: Legends of Honky Tonk, Various Artists, 1996
no info Pure Country: Honky Tonkin', Various Artists, 1997
info Complete Hank Williams, Hank Williams, 1998
no info Hillbilly Hero, Hank Williams, 1998
no info 26 All-Time Country Classics, Various Artists, 1998
info 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of, Hank Williams, 1999
no info Honky Tonkin', Hank Williams, 1999
no info The Legendary Hank Williams, Hank Williams, 1999
no info Move It on Over, Hank Williams, 1999
no info Cowboy Ballads, Various Artists, 1999
no info Honky Tonkin': His Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, Hank Williams, 2001
no info The Essential Hank Williams: Hillbilly Legend, Hank Williams, 2001
no info Blues Come Around, Hank Williams, 2001
no info That's Country, Various Artists, 2001
no info The Ultimate Collection, Hank Williams, 2002
no info Move It on Over: Hillbilly Hero, Hank Williams, 2002
no info The Collection, Hank Williams, 2002
no info Long Gone Daddy, Hank Williams, 2002
no info The Best of, Vol. 2, Hank Williams, 2002
no info Greatest Country Singer of All Time, Hank Williams, 2002
no info Country Music, Various Artists, 2002
no info 48 Original Recordings, Hank Williams, 2003
no info Lost Highway Sampler, Various Artists, 2004
no info The Complete Collection, Hank Williams, 2005
info Turn Back the Years: The Essential Hank Williams Collection, Hank Williams, 2005
no info Lost Highway & Other Live Favorites, Hank Williams, 2005
no info Gold, Hank Williams, 2005
no info The Legendary: The Ultimate Collection, Hank Williams, 2005
no info The King of Hillbilly Music, Hank Williams, 2005
no info The Very Best of, Hank Williams, 2005
no info There Stands the Glass: Country Drinkin' Songs, Various Artists, 2005
no info Roots of Country Music, Various Artists, 2005
no info Country Music Legends, Hank Williams, 2006
no info Your Cheatin' Heart, Hank Williams, 2006
no info Together: Hank Williams/George Jones, Hank Williams/George Jones, 2006
no info Famous Country Music Makers, Hank Williams, 2007
no info Honky Tonk Man, Hank Williams, 2008
no info The Collector's Edition, Hank Williams, 2008
no info Legends of Country Music, Hank Williams, 2008
no info Simply Country Greats, Various Artists, 2008
no info Rawhide Country Greats, Various Artists, 2008
no info Rockin' Chair Money, Hank Williams, 2009

Other recordings

no info Single (Honky Tonkin' / Brown Eyes), Maddox Brothers and Rose, 1948?
no info Salutes Hank Williams, George Jones, 1960
info One Rose, Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1960
no info The Hank Williams Song Book, Connie Stevens, 1962
no info Maddox Brothers and Rose, 1962
no info Go Honky Tonkin', Maddox Brothers and Rose, 1964
info Hits From The Country Hall Of Fame, Floyd Cramer, 1965
no info Mr. Mel, Mel Tillis, 1967
no info This Is My Beat!, Jim Ed Brown, 1968
no info Ready to Ride, Southwind, 1969
no info We Remember Hank Williams, Original Drifting Cowboys, 1969
no info Walking on New Grass, Mel Tillis, 1970
info The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, Townes Van Zandt, 1972
info Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1972
no info O'Keefe, Danny O'Keefe, 1972
no info Al Anderson, Al Anderson, 1972
info Stars And Stripes Forever, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1974
no info Out of Hand, Gary Stewart, 1975
info Dirt, Silver And Gold, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1976
no info Good Rockin' Tonite, The Memphis Bend, 1977
no info Little Junior, Gary Stewart, 1978
no info Honky Tonk Masquerade, Joe Ely, 1978
no info High Notes, Hank Williams, Jr., 1982
no info Single (Honky Tonkin' / High And Pressurized), Hank Williams, Jr., 1982
no info Put Your Dreams Away, Mickey Gilley, 1982
no info Hangin' Up My Heart, Sissy Spacek, 1983
no info The New Tradition Sings the Old Tradition, Various Artists (Hank Williams, Jr.), 1989
no info The Best of, Mel Tillis, 1990
no info Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, Hank Williams, Jr., 1990
no info Honky Tonkin, Various Artists (Hank Williams, Jr.), 1991
no info Living Proof: The MGM Recordings 1963-1975, Hank Williams, Jr., 1992
no info Country's Greatest Hits, Vol. 15: Outlaw Country, Various Artists (Hank Williams, Jr.), 1992
no info Tribute to My Father, Hank Williams, Jr., 1993
info The One Rose: The Capitol Years, Rose Maddox, 1993
no info The America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946-1951, Vol. 1, The Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1993
no info The Many Sides of, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1994
no info Hanky Panky, The The, 1995
no info Tonnage: A Compilation, Various Artists (The The), 1995
no info Hank Williams Songbook, Ace Cannon, 1996
info High, Low and in Between/The Late Great Townes Van Zandt, Townes Van Zandt, 1996
no info American Legends, No. 18: Hank Williams, Various Artists (Rose Maddox), 1996
no info The Hits, Hank Williams Jr., 1997
no info The Masters, Townes Van Zandt, 1997
no info The Essential, Gary Stewart, 1997
no info Honky Tonkin', George Jones, 1997
no info Country Classics, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 1997
no info Honky Tonk Boogie, Various Artists (Joe Ely), 1997
no info Anthology: 1968-1979, Townes Van Zandt, 1998
no info Live on the Radio: Excerpts from 1953 Radio Broadcasts, The Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1998
no info The Complete Hank Williams Jr, Hank Williams, Jr., 1999
no info Famous Country Music Makers, Don Williams, 1999
no info Joe Ely/Honky Tonk Masquerade, Joe Ely, 2000
no info 1975-1979, Abner Burnett, 2000
no info Roots, Vol. 1, Merle Haggard, 2001
no info The Original Sound of Miss Music! Music! Music!, Teresa Brewer, 2001
no info Texas Troubadour, Townes Van Zandt, 2002
no info The Very Best of: The Texan Troubadour, Townes Van Zandt, 2002
no info Drama Falls Like Teardrops, Townes Van Zandt, 2002
no info Songs of Hank Williams, Various Artists (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), 2002
no info Hillbilly Classics, Various Artists (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), 2002
info Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Trilogy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 2003
no info That'll Learn Ya Durn Ya, The Maddox Brothers & Rose, 2004
no info Steppin' Out/Little Junior, Gary Stewart, 2005
no info Greatest Collection, George Jones, 2005
no info Music! Music! Music!, Teresa Brewer, 2005
no info Drifting Cowboy: A Country Music Tribute to Hank Williams, Various Artists (Townes Van Zandt), 2005
no info Waylon Jennings Sings Hank Williams, Waylon Jennings, 2006
no info Sing Me a Hank Williams Song, Various Artists (Mel Tillis), 2006
no info The Wild Side of Country, Various Artists (George Jones), 2006
no info The Essential Guide to Country, Various Artists (George Jones), 2007
no info Greatest Hits: Limited Edition, Hank Williams, Jr., 2008
no info The Early Years 1967-1970, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, 2008
no info Down On The Drag/Live Shots, Joe Ely, 2009
no info From Dancefloor to Devotion, Maddox Brothers and Rose, 2009

 
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