blues tune written song appeared musical recorded later country music singer recordings griffin miller inspired perform song appearances receiving enthusiastic reception audience williams decided record version despite initial push producer band released february overnight success quickly reaching number singles number played list publication named country western record year named best record year cover versions song recorded popular version topped singles chart williams version added background recordings blues originally entitled got blues published authored lyrics composed music performed tin musical recorded march following recording cliff friend song april featured new_york_city june recorded records later summer september records sent scout recording crew north_carolina aspiring artists recorded peer accompanied piano miller cut sides label including single paired big bad bill released november june accompanied miller recorded song subsequently released weak sales miller version covered country music singer december griffin rearranged song original chorus got feeling called blues verse turning verse love love beautiful gal new chorus recording heard miller griffin versions started performing song louisiana shortly joining august producer programming director reported audience went crazy time williams performed song light live audience strong positive reaction williams decided record song decision questioned musicians producer felt song merit recording williams reaction received live persisted recording took place final half hour session recorded cincinnati ohio december recording williams replaced jazz musicians modern country music band rhythm guitar string bass drums steel guitar williams session band composed electric guitar steel guitar rhythm guitar bass little time left turner replicated musical arrangement previously session cover waiting train episode williams drifting recalls recorded fred told hank song meter got bars hold note long hank said find note like wanna hold long know funny fred said tell gon thing meter gon cup coffee maybe thing cut meter fred lived rest life williams combined griffin lyrical arrangement beat track borrowing beat drops miller recording recorded takes mgm released february knock door single sold copies weeks february review billboard opined hank approach ear catching spinning based votes sent billboard record rated points disc record dealers operators track scored overall reference point scale billboard regarded record excellent reached number singles remained sixteen weeks reached number played magazine listed number country western record named best record year march requested williams send records griffin miller prove song public domain original lyricist sued suit settled november agreed mills share publishing williams recording mills retained rest rights song purchased friend rights great depression following success song williams invited appear guest grand june performance williams received standing ovation signature song close shows number hit garnered williams stage nickname blues boy singer received second billing list year selling folk artists williams version song featured films picture redemption blues added recording released cover song based williams version label song appeared originally single days recording lineup consisted providing lead guitar vocals bass drums piano song performed live old grey whistle test song later released album bubblegum ballad versions singer james released version song flip dear love june song peaked number billboard recorded version released version song version song peaked eighty seven billboard hot december version blues topped singles chart reached number billboard hot following month compared singing rough delivered negative review stating true country singer dare number blues review finished declaring depth character subtle melodic quality end february billboard estimated single sold close million copies worldwide recorded version live album love blues recorded version live album solo released version reached number single peaked number rpm country tracks included album angels featuring recorded self titled album recorded song album chart performance artists chart
Lovesick Blues