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Hank Williams — Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
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Eva_Espinosa
Posted: Mar 09, 2010 - 14:09
 
 krlthms wrote:
I have heard recently on NPR that HW adapted the lyrics to an old Cajun song (in French), as a tribute to the old Cajun musicians in Bayou country. They even played the original. Does anyone know what I am talking about?
  
      Yes, I do. For years Hank Williams has been given credit for the song "Jambalaya". This is not true. I have seen a tape of Hunter Hayes age 4 years old who later became Hank Williams singing and playing the accordian on a Hank Williams web site. It is an old Cajun folk song put to the tune of Grand Texas.  Don't get me wrong I love Hank Williams but lets give credit where credit is due.


Buzzardcheater
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 26, 2008 - 23:14
 
Hank. 'nuff said.

All the haters just simply have no clue about what makes American music American... This is the real deal.
StickerSticker
Posted: Jan 26, 2008 - 23:12
 
have no idea what he's saying this whole some, but i love the way it sounds
cathenley
(Santa Maria, CA)
Posted: Jan 26, 2008 - 23:11
 
Play an old song and see what people post...
rockstarbro
Posted: Dec 26, 2007 - 12:56
 
Stefen wrote:
What decade was this? Thirties? Forties? Does anyone know?


According to the "Official Hank Williams" website here is your answer:
http://www.hankwilliams.com/10_2_d04.html

It was recorded somewhere between 8/10/51 and 9/23/52.

He wrote the song, which I didn't know.

On his site they have a picture of him as a young man. If you have ever seen HW iii it is no wonder why they say Hank the 3rd is "a walking ghost."

a_genuine_find
(somewhere past the midpoint, watching, wandering, wondering)
Posted: Dec 26, 2007 - 12:52
 
you know your a redneck
. . . when your front porch collapses and four dogs get killed.
Pharlap
Posted: Dec 26, 2007 - 12:52
 
Stefen wrote:
What decade was this? Thirties? Forties? Does anyone know?


released in 1952. I like Ike!
kindermanltd
(American, man.)
Posted: Dec 26, 2007 - 12:50
 
So this is Hank Williams... I recognize it from GTA San Andreas
the_jake
(the cheap seats)
Posted: Dec 26, 2007 - 12:49
 
Classic and definitely eclectic.
Pass the tabasco for my Jambalaya
cutterjudd
(smackdabinthemiddle)
Posted: Dec 26, 2007 - 12:48
 
Stefen wrote:
What decade was this? Thirties? Forties? Does anyone know?


Vintage 1951...........
HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Nov 25, 2007 - 03:26
 
Like most versions of this song but I think Fats is No 1.
jpfueler
(South o' Ft Worth)
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 17:32
 
trekhead wrote:
haven't done THIS in a while...

Mmmmm....Jambalaya....Aurghhhhh!

that should be aaaahhhhhIIIIEEE!!!!!
Stefen
(West Hollywood, CA)
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 17:29
 
What decade was this? Thirties? Forties? Does anyone know?
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Oct 24, 2007 - 17:28
 
MM13 wrote:
I'm fully aware of all the artists who name Hank Williams as a major influence and I won't deny his impact on a part of American music history, but (big sigh) I can't really listen to this and keep a straight face.

I don't think you're supposed to listen to this with a straight face!
Zep
Posted: Oct 08, 2007 - 19:26
 
Just beautiful.

Never understood the lyrics in the CCR cover but they come out clear here.
oldviolin
(Stoney Baby)
Posted: Aug 22, 2007 - 22:15
 
Fundamental
Raechel
Posted: Jul 22, 2007 - 10:38
 
not a big fan
MM13
(High in the lo country)
Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 00:29
 
I'm fully aware of all the artists who name Hank Williams as a major influence and I won't deny his impact on a part of American music history, but (big sigh) I can't really listen to this and keep a straight face.
Mari
(île de lesvos)
Posted: May 20, 2007 - 15:42
 
kcar wrote:
More Hank please! "Honky Tonkin'" would be a great place to start.
I am always amazed at all sortsa bands who claim Hank as an influence in their music take it from the experts if not from me?

Please note, Hank Rocks!
kcar
Posted: Mar 18, 2007 - 20:43
 
More Hank please! "Honky Tonkin'" would be a great place to start.
Paul_in_Australia
(Melbourne)
Posted: Mar 18, 2007 - 20:39
 
tiggers wrote:
Thank you RP. It's rare in this day an age that I can find a reason that I am glad to be British and to live in the UK, but if this is what passes for quality musical entertainment in some parts of the US then glad I am.


lol
tiggers
Posted: Mar 03, 2007 - 05:03
 
Thank you RP. It's rare in this day an age that I can find a reason that I am glad to be British and to live in the UK, but if this is what passes for quality musical entertainment in some parts of the US then glad I am.
Pyro
Posted: Feb 15, 2007 - 14:29
 
krlthms wrote:
I have heard recently on NPR that HW adapted the lyrics to an old Cajun song (in French), as a tribute to the old Cajun musicians in Bayou country. They even played the original. Does anyone know what I am talking about?


No, but as a Louisiana resident, I'd be really interested if you find out.
krlthms
Posted: Feb 15, 2007 - 12:59
 
I have heard recently on NPR that HW adapted the lyrics to an old Cajun song (in French), as a tribute to the old Cajun musicians in Bayou country. They even played the original. Does anyone know what I am talking about?
Smoove_D
(Milwaukee)
Posted: Feb 15, 2007 - 12:55
 
Makes me think of a karaoke bar I used to hang out at in Wabeno, Wisconsin. It was owned by an older couple (probably in their 70s), and the old woman would come out from behind the bar every Saturday night around 1 a.m. and sing this one. That was after she had been drinking continuously since 11:00 Monday morning.

Anyway, it gets an 8 from me.
Land_Shark
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Feb 15, 2007 - 12:52
 
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
I just like the words. Funny song.


If you think this is fun, you should hear the Dash Rip Rock version. Now, that's a barn burner!
kazuma
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 08, 2006 - 13:37
 
Never really cared for this one much, especially in comparison to some of his other stuff like Settin' the Woods on Fire, which is awesome.

Still, any Hank is better than no Hank!
ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle WA)
Posted: Jan 08, 2006 - 13:35
 
I just like the words. Funny song.
Platypus
(here, now)
Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 07:14
 
radiojunkie wrote:
cataloger wrote:
You just can't go wrong with Hank

Unless you're Hank Jr.


too true. too friggin' true.

fortunately, the talent seems to have simply skipped one generation ~ Hank III is some seriously good s#@t...
Dior
(Sherbrooke, Quebec)
Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 07:00
 
I don't like this that much, but I think it's important to hear music that made it all possible. This is an exemple. Whatever the musicianship, the artistic quality of those pionners set a standard that is still valid today.
trekhead
(Just Missed Me.)
Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 06:59
 
haven't done THIS in a while...

Mmmmm....Jambalaya....Aurghhhhh!
daveesh
(birthplace of the american revolution)
Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 06:53
 
this is cool... especially as part of a fiddle set!
michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Sep 13, 2005 - 13:51
 
hank rocks !
well maybe not rock
but he is cool in his way
rah
Posted: Aug 29, 2005 - 17:05
 
here's hoping that things on the bayou aren't too terrible just now...
rklein
(commuting: Munich <-> Berkeley)
Posted: Aug 14, 2005 - 20:33
 
Aren't there some instruments out of tune?
lester
Posted: Jun 16, 2005 - 19:47
 
RP is digging deep into the roots of the American music scene. And I'm digging it.
dolfan
(Kingsland, Ga./Jacksonville, FL)
Posted: Jun 02, 2005 - 04:36
 
Anytime I hear Hank Sr. I think of my father who loved all things Hank Sr. So, I love all things Hank Sr., too. Thanks for playing him here and letting me hear him over the air. I appreciate it.
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: May 18, 2005 - 11:31
 
Johray63 wrote:
Only two chords, but it had all to turn it into a classic.


If you'll listen closely, there are three chords (I-IV-V)...
troubadour27
(Nashville, TN YEEEEEEEEEEHAW!)
Posted: May 18, 2005 - 11:31
 
YEEEEEEEEHAWW! Hank lives on RP!
ZarSU
(West_Kingston, RI)
Posted: May 18, 2005 - 11:30
 
Cranked this one up to 10, my fellow workers are loving it!!
ploafmaster
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: May 18, 2005 - 11:29
 
So this is what Country was supposed to be like...gosh, I like this.

Not only has RP opened me up to new artists and songs, but to new genres (for me, at least).

Good job, Bill.
TeddiB
(Hell(Phoenix), Arizona)
Posted: May 18, 2005 - 11:29
 
Gives me chills and brings back great memories!
Sobient
Posted: May 03, 2005 - 20:13
 
Sorry, can't feel the "enthusiasm" with this one, only a "ho-hum" from me.
radiojunkie
(a sleepy bordertown (NY/CT))
Posted: Apr 04, 2005 - 13:10
 
cataloger wrote:
You just can't go wrong with Hank

Unless you're Hank Jr.
stickittotheman
(Ely, MN)
Posted: Feb 04, 2005 - 13:46
 
He said "be gay-o". Is this spongeBob?
sans
(philly)
Posted: Jan 20, 2005 - 20:08
 
Gregorama wrote:
The best singer songwriter to ever hit Country music. No one comes close to Hank.


(click here)
Gregorama
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Dec 22, 2004 - 06:49
 
The best singer songwriter to ever hit Country music. No one comes close to Hank.
passsion8
(White Plains, New York)
Posted: Dec 22, 2004 - 06:44
 
Iyz be a NEW yawker n I married me a Lusianan girl in '99. Dis here wuz our weddn dance & sho nuff be true....we has sum fun down on da Bayo


Thanks for the mem'ries (and no offense mint wit da spllenig.)
ANNE_MARIE
(out on a limb)
Posted: Dec 22, 2004 - 06:43
 
what a voice that man had....love it!
phineas
(lotusland)
Posted: Sep 09, 2004 - 23:22
 
A follow-up with The Waterboys' Has Anybody Here Seen Hank? would be pretty cool too. (I know it doesn't fit the current set theme --- so maybe a Hank set, Bill?)