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LOST HIGHWAY by Hank Williams



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LOST HIGHWAY by Hank Williams. Written by Leon Payne
"Lost Highway", often assumed to have come from Hank's pen, was written by Leon Payne... Payne was a blind musician who worked out of Jerry Irby's nightclub in Houston and guested on the Hayride and the Opry. His original version... had been released on the Nashville-based Bullet label in October
1948. Colin Escott, Hank Williams - The Biography, Boston, 1995, p. 98. MYRTIE (Mrs. Leon) PAYNE: In the early days of Leon's career, he hitchhiked from one place to another, finding jobs wherever he could. Once he was in Califonia hitchhiking to Alba, Texas, to visit his sick mother. He was una
ble to get a ride and finally got help from the Salvation Army. It was while he was waiting for help that he wrote this song. Telephone interview, Dec 20, 1972; reprinted in Dorothy Horstman, Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, New York, 1976, p. 368.


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Jason and the ... ( 1 month ago by LTandDS)
Jason and the Scorchers do a killer version as well. Completely different song.
Take my advice, or ... ( 1 month ago by BattleShipJohn)
Take my advice, or you'll curse the day.
I personally like ... ( 1 month ago by lawlesslulu)
I personally like the jeff buckley version the best. you can hear all the passion anyone could ever have for those lyrics in his voice and guitar.
the original is ... ( 1 month ago by ElimRem)
the original is much better, however J. Buckley's "Calling You" cover is amazing i think
Verbatim, this song ... ( 1 month ago by Twinhit)
Verbatim, this song sure hits home. :>(
"Take my advice, or you'll curse the day you started rollin' down that lost highway." No kiddin' Mack!
heard part of it on ... ( 1 month ago by narkfish)
heard part of it on the Tom Petty and the heartbreakers documentary. I can't find it anywhere on youtube. At the end he talks about what a great song it is. I just wanted to see if anybody had it is all. Didn't figure anybody would act like a dumb cunt about it but I guess I should have known better.
i agree! ( 1 month ago by wallcejosh)
i agree!
Too true. I've ... ( 1 month ago by catoutofhell)
Too true. I've loved Hank since my brothers started buying his records back in the mid-50's. But I like Petty too...and (hold on to your hat now) DKM. You really need to get out more.
Array ( 1 month ago by reddirtgirl55)
Nope!
I got this version though
The BEST
Reddirtgirl
Great Song...too ... ( 4 weeks ago by bro1945)
Great Song...too bad your photo is blurry.
your lost ( 4 weeks ago by reddirtgirl55)
your lost
You may not know ... ( 3 weeks ago by HPMiniGoat)
You may not know but this song is about me
the "hillbilly ... ( 2 weeks ago by ricknelms)
the "hillbilly Shakespeare"
Some days we are ... ( 2 weeks ago by DejaVuSu)
Some days we are all on That Lost Highway!
Thanks...M :) Great share!
listenin 4 u my ... ( 2 weeks ago by jojosaz)
listenin 4 u my goergy porgy luv u 4 ever n ever saz n chris kiss kiss kiss x
HANk was the ... ( 2 weeks ago by humanbeing122112)
HANk was the hilbilly answer to whatever ailed you now what do u do with it.. you apathetic american shithead'
Why don't you fuck ... ( 1 week ago by smalltownkid2004)
Why don't you fuck off? And take your pathetic american shithead story and shove it up your ass!. Hank Williams Is One of the best if not THE best folk song singers we've ever had! and if you don't like it? Id say thats a big ol kiss our ass and get on your way!. And away from the subject for a second but it says your from america.. why are you using american in your sentence like your some foreign idiot? Fk Off
any one that hates ... ( 1 week ago by razerrcmi)
any one that hates hank williams or any folk singer that is in the same leage like hank snow johnny cash or merrel haggard you can kiss my white ass u fuckin prick
Thank you sir ( 1 week ago by smalltownkid2004)
Thank you sir
ooo you know the ... ( 1 week ago by DeadboyandGravegirl)
ooo you know the word apathetic. next time could you use it properly or in context?
no hank no elvis ( 1 week ago by Andaloro1)
no hank no elvis
the best 2 minute ... ( 6 days ago by kengk1234)
the best 2 minute song writer that ever lived a whole story in under 3 minutes what a genius but he had a hard life but I guess both things are connected
Lost Highway was a ... ( 6 days ago by dwilli48)
Lost Highway was a song that really fit the life of Hank Williams, but it was the blind composer Leon Payne who composed the song while stranded out in California trying to get back to his dying mother in Texas
come on, dont sink ... ( 15 hours ago by wrestleguy24)
come on, dont sink to his level and let him win, he wants you to get upset, you are better than that.



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