Tribute Songs

Without a doubt, no one had been more influential in music, be it country, rock or whatever, than Hank Williams Sr. So It's no surprise those influenced by him pay their respects by singing his songs or writing their own tribute to him. There are countless numbers of songs and references to Hank Williams in songs across the board. So here is a list of songs either written about Hank Williams or mention him or have something to do with him in one way or the other along with the original recording artist of the song or others that have recorded it. If you know of any not listed here please email me the title and performer so it can be included in the list.

 

A Bed Of Raoses / May You Never Be Alone - Red Garrett

A Gift In The Name Of Love - Jim Owen

A Song For Hank Williams - John Beland

A Tribute To Hank Williams - Gerald Cochran

A Tribute To Hank Williams - Tim Hardin

A Tribute To Hank Williams, My Buddy - Luke McDaniel

A Tribute To The King - Carl Sauceman

A Whole Lot Of Hank - Hank Williams Jr.

An Ode To Hank Williams - Ramblin' Lou

Another Boy That Sings Like Hank - Jerry Tharp

Another Good Reason - Alan Jackson

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Waylon Jennings

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Ned Porridge

Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way - Hank Williams Jr.

As Blue As Anyone Except Hank Williams - Panic Brothers

Born To Boogie - Hank Williams Jr.

Boy From Alabama - Dan Foral

Boy From Alabama - Bill Legate

Committed To Park View - Johnny Cash

Daddy - Hank Williams Jr.

Don't Let Hank Die - Gene Simmons

Dream Of Hank And Jimmie - Buddy Williams

Everybody Wants To Be Hank Williams - Larry Boone

Family Tradition - Hank Williams Jr.

Farewell, My Slightly Tarnished Hero - Frank Taylor

From Hank To Hendrix - Neil Young

From The Dark And Deep - Johnny Hammer

Good Ole Boys Like Me - Don Williams

Guest Star In Heaven - Earney Vandagriff

Half As Good As Hank - Jerry Abbott

Hand Me Down - Hank Williams Jr.

Hank - Don Wayne

Hank - Tiny Wellman

Hank - Hank Williams Jr.

Hank And Audrey Were A Team - Hank The Drifter

Hank And Bogart Still Live - Joe Sun

Hank And Lefty - Ronnie Lee

Hank And Lefty - Justin Wright

Hank And Lefty - Eddie Thompson

Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul - Moe Bandy

Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul - Grant Carson

Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul - Stoney Edwards

Hank And Lefty Raised My Country Soul - Danny Darin

Hank And The Hobo - Boxcar Willie

Hank Drank - Bobby Lee Springdield

Hank Must Be Listening - Jim Howard

Hank Never Done It This Way - Ned Porridge

Hank Turns Blue - Folk Devils

Hank Went Home For Christmas - Marty Whiddon

Hank Was And George Is - George Bennett

Hank, George, Lefty And Me - Tommy Cash

Hank, George, Lefty And Me - Jim Owen

Hank, I'd Like To Sing A Song For You - Bonner Family

Hank, It Will Never Be The Same Without You - Ernest Tubb

Hank, It Will Never Be The Same Without You - Buddy Williams

Hank, Would You Play A Song For Me - Chris Smith

Hank, You Still Make Me Cry - Boxcar Willie

Hank, You Tried To Tell Me - Johnny Paycheck

Hank, You're A Legend - Kevin Gunn

Hank, You're Gone But Not Forgotten - Hank The Drifter

Hank, You're Still The King - Johnny Comfort

Hank's Gibson Guitar - Eddy Fannon

Hank's Home Town - Travis Pritchett

Hank's Little Flower Girl - Little Barbara

Hank's Song - Ferlin Huskt

Hank's Song - Julie Lynn

Hank Williams Blues - Frank Taylor

Hank Williams Blues - Norman Wade

Hank Williams Is Home At Last - Jack Turner

Hank Williams Is Singing Again - Hank The Drifter

Hank Williams Is Singing Again - Joe Lombardi

Hank Williams Isn't Dead - Duke Denver & Jeffrey Null

Hank Williams Led A Happy Life - Geezinslaw Brothers

Hank Williams Meets Jimmie Rodgers - Norman Phelps

Hank Williams Meets Jimmie Rodgers - Willie Phelps

Hank Williams Rules Okay - Mel Hogue

Hank Williams Sings In Heaven - Larry Edwards

Hank Williams Sings The Blues No More - Jimmy Logsdon

Hank Williams Speaking From Heaven - Ron Goodwin

Hank Williams Will Live Forever - Johnny & Jack

Hank Williams Will Live Forever - Willie Phelps

Hank Williams' Ghost - Hank The Drifter

Hank Williams' Ghost - David Allan Coe

Hank Williams' Guitar - Ralph Carlson

Hank Williams' Guitar - John Greer

Hank Williams' Guitar - Freddie Hart

Hank Williams, Here's To You - Hank The Drifter

Hank Williams, Sing Me A Blue Song - C.D. Williams

Hank Williams, Sing Me A Sad Song - Jim Owen

Hank Williams, That Alabama Boy - Denver Duke & Jeffrey Null

Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life - Moe Bandy

Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life - Lamar Morris

Hank Williams, You'll Never Grow Old - Jim Murphy

Hankenstien - Cledus T. Judd

Hankerin' For Hank - Jimmy West

Have You Ever Really Listened (To One Of Hank Williams' Songs) - Bobby Yates

Has Anybody Here Seen Hank - The Waterboys

Heart's Hall Of Fame - The Bailey Brothers

Heart's Hall Of Fame - Marvin Rainwater

Here's To Hank - Stonewall Jackson

Hiram - Ray Simmons

Hiram - Robbin McCombs

I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight - Jerry Jeff Walker

I Get A Longin' To Hear Hank Williams Sing The Blues - Vic O'Neil

I Had A Talk With A Man Last Night - Urel Albert

I Had A Talk With A Man Last Night - Vernon Oxford

I Had A Talk With A Man Last Night - Wayne Kemp

I Long To Hear Hank Williams Sing The Blues - Jim Murphy

I Wanna Hear Another Lonesome Hank Song - Carl Deeks

I'm Gonna Sing ( A Hank Williams Tune ) - T.J. Casey

I'm Listening To Hank - John E. Hartley

If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now - Waylon Jennings

If The South Woulda Won - Hank Williams Jr.

If You Dont Like Hank Williams - Rayburn Anthony

If You Dont Like Hank Williams - Kris Kristofferson

If You Dont Like Hank Williams - Hank Williams Jr.

In Memory Of Hank Williams - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith

Juke Joint Jumping - Wayne Hancock

Last Night I Dreamed Hank Williams Came - Hank The Drifter

Lay My Burden Down - Jim Murphy

Life Of Hank - Lee Ofman

Life Of Hank Williams - Rick & Thel Carey

Life Of Hank Williams - Jimmy Logsden

Life Of Hank Williams - Hawkshaw Hawkins

Living Proof - Hank Williams Jr.

Luke The Drifter - Jack Jolly

Me, Hank And Jumpin' Jack Flash - Marty Stuart

Memory Of Hank Williams - Arthur Smith

Midnight In Montgomery - Alan Jackson

Mission From Hank - Aaron Tippen

Montgomery In The Rain - Hank Williams Jr

Montgomery In The Rain - Steve Young

Mr. Hank - Boxcar Willie

My Dream Of Hank And Jimmie - Buddy Williams

My Dream of Hank Williams - B.J. Johnson

My Tribute To Hank Williams - Peter Trenholm

No One Write Them Like Hank Did - Ken Pollard

Ode To Hank - Ronnie Root

Ode To Hank Williams - Frank Taylor

Old Hank - Big Bill Lister

Old Hank Always Made Me Cry - Roy Payne

Old Hank Don't Live Here Anymore - Roseanna Rogers

Ole Hank's Lovesick Blues - Gary Stewart

One Of God's Chosen Ones - Johnny Gray

One Of God's Chosen Ones - Jimmy J. Gilreath

Play Hank's Song Again - Boys From Indiana

Play Me A Sad Song Hank Williams - Lynette Guest

Play Me Another Hank Williams - Don Silvers

Playing Some Of Hanks' - Peter Trenholm

Please Dont Let The Name Hank Die - Dallas Harms

Rollin' And Ramblin' - Emmy Lou Harris

Salute To Hank Williams - Johnny Duncan

Sing Me A Hurtin Song - Kenny Roberts

Singin' Teacher In Heaven - Jimmie Skinner

Songs Of Hank Williams - Peter Trenholm

Spirit Of Hank Williams - Hank The Drifter

Standing In The Shadows - Hank Williams Jr.

Star Of The Show - Carl Perkins

Star Of The Show - Red Sovine

Talkin' To Hank - Mark Chestnut

Thanks To Hank - Tony Goodacre

Thanks To Hank - Pete Sayers

Thanks, Hank - Mike Cross

That Boy From Montgomery - Logan Green

That Heaven Bound Train - Johnny Rion

That Heaven bound Train - Carl Shrum

That's Why Hank Drank - Mike Gunnel

The Ballad Of Hank Williams - Hank Williams Jr. & Don Helms

The Ballad Of Hank Williams - Roger White & Bill Anderson

The Blues Man - Hank Williams Jr.

The Car Hank Died In - Jerry Jeff Walker

The Conversation - Hank Williams Jr.

The Day Elvis Died - Boxcar Willie

The Death Of Hank Williams - Delbert Barker

The Death Of Hank Williams - Jack Cardwell

The Death Of Hank Williams - Corky Carpenter

The Death Of Hank Williams - Stompin' Tom Connors

The Death Of Hank Williams - Big Jim DeNoone

The Death Of Hank Williams - Tom Kelly

The Death Of Hank Williams - Jimmie Logsdon

The Death Of Hank Williams - Ramblin' Lou

The Death Of Hank Williams - Rex Turner

The Death Of Hank Williams - Buddy Williams

The Ghost Of Hank Williams - David Allan Coe

The Ghost Of Hank Williams - Larry Fisher

The Ghost Of Hank Williams - Kentucky Headhunters

The Ghost Of Hank Williams - Lloyd Snow

The Hank Williams Syndrome - Waylon Jennings

The Last Letter - Jimmy Swan

The Legend And The Man - Conway Twitty

The Legend Of Hank Williams - Hank The Drifter

The Life Of Hank Williams - Hawkshaw Hawkins

The Man Who Moaned The Blues - Bunnie Mills

The Night Hank Williams Came To Town - Johnny Cash

The Night I Met Hank Williams (At Tootsies Orchid Lounge) - Lee Guthrie

The Singing Man - Johnny Western

The Way It Was in '51 - Merle Haggard

The Ride - David Allan Coe

The World Has Lost A Star - Ray Anderson

There's A Little Bit Of Hank In Me - Charley Pride

There's A New Star In Hillbilly Heaven - Norman Phelps

There's A New Star In Hillbilly Heaven - Willie Phelps

Time Marches On - Tracy Lawrence

Tower Of Song - Leonard Cohen

Tribute To Hank - Cheryl Handy

Tribute To Hank Williams - J.T. Adams & Joe Rumore

Tribute To Hank Williams - Ian Matthews

Tribute To Hank Williams - Tommy Collins

Two Blue Singing Stars - The Cochran Brothers

We Lost Our Friend And Singer - Bill Thorn

When Hank Williams Met Jimmie Rodgers - Riley Crabtree

When He Sang - Hank Williams Jr.

When Ole Hank Sings The Blues - Steve Reeves

Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones

Will Hank Williams Meet Jimmy Rodgers - Hawking Borthers

Williams - Dick Mosley

Yesterday Once More - Moe Bandy

You And Me And Hank - Jimmy James