I'm a Long Gone Daddy

"I'm a Long Gone Daddy" is a country song written and recorded by Hank Williams. It was released in 1947 on MGM Records and became his second top ten hit.

Background

"I'm a Long Gone Daddy" laid the blueprint for what would become the typical Williams A-side: an up-tempo honky tonk song in the Ernest Tubb tradition with a bluesy edge. The song was recorded in anticipation of a recording ban that would result from the American Federation of Musicians possibly calling a strike at the end of December when agreements with all the record companies expired. Producer Fred Rose wanted eight usable sides that could be doled out over the length of the strike.^[1] It was recorded on November 6, 1947, at Castle Studio in Nashville. Williams was supported by a group that producer Rose assembled from two Grand Ole Opry bands: Zeke Turner (lead guitar), Jerry Byrd (steel guitar), and Louis Ennis (rhythm guitar) were from Red Foley's band while Chubby Wise (fiddle) was a member of Bill Monroe's band.^[1] Rose may have played piano. The same session produced "I Can't Get You Off of My Mind," a second recording of "Honky Tonkin'," and the Rose composition "Rootie Tootie".

Cover versions

Bobby Helms recorded a version in the 1950s.
Ernest Tubb recorded the song in 1959.
Hank Williams, Jr. recorded it for his 1964 album Sings the Songs of Hank Williams. In 1996, he recorded it again with his son Hank III using Williams' 1947 vocal as part of their Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts.
George Jones recorded the song twice, the first time on his 1987 album Too Wild Too Long. Another unreleased version was included on the LP A Collection of My Best Recollection.
The The recorded the song for their 1994 album Hanky Panky.

Chart performance

Chart (1947)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	6

References

1 2 Escott, Colin 2004, p. 74.

Hank Williams

Discography Songs

Albums	Hank Williams Sings Hank Williams on Stage 40 Greatest Hits Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts The Complete Hank Williams Memorial Album

Songs	"Move It On Over" "Honky Tonkin'" "I Saw the Light" "Lovesick Blues" "Mind Your Own Business" "Lost Highway" "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" "Why Don't You Love Me" "Cold, Cold Heart" "Hey Good Lookin'" "Honky Tonk Blues" "Half as Much" "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" "You Win Again" "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" "Kaw-Liga" "Your Cheatin' Heart" "Take These Chains from My Heart" "The Blues Come Around" "Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)" "The Pale Horse and His Rider"

Family	Hank Williams Jr. Jett Williams Hank Williams III Holly Williams

Related articles	Death of Hank Williams List of tributes to Hank Williams Drifting Cowboys Sterling Records MGM Records Grand Ole Opry The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 Rufus Payne

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