Early Hank Williams - My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It (1949).

(Poss. Circa Variations and . Recorded 1927 by Tom Gates and His Orchestra as “The Bucket’s Got A Hole In It“...This Version Written by Clarence Williams). Issued on SINGLE MGM 10560 A. From LP “Honky Tonkin’ (1954). Also Recorded as Alternate - UNISSUED - Released (1998). Charted 1949 #2. Recorded 30 August 1949 [14:00-17:00] E. T. Herzog Recording Studio, 811 Race St., Cincinnati, OH - Hank Williams (vcl/gt) & Drifting Cowboys - Zeke Turner [el gt], Louis Innis [rh gt], Jerry Byrd [steel gt], Ernie Newton [bass], Tommy Jackson [fiddle]. Born Hiram King Williams in Mount Olive,ALABAMA (1923 - 1953) Charted Eleven #1 Hits Between 1948 to 1953 1953 One of the First Vocalists Inducted into Billboard’s Honor Roll of Country & Western Artists 1961 One of the First Members Elected to Country Music Hall of Fame 1969 Inducted into the Walkway of Stars by The Country Music Hall of Fame 1973 Received the Pioneer Award from the Academy of Country Music 1983 Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for His 1952 Recording of “Your Cheatin’ Heart“ 1987 Received Lifetime Achievement (Grammy) Award from National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences 1987 Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame as a Forefather of Rock & Roll 1994 Life Magazine Ranked Hank Williams # 1` in the 100 Most Important People In Country Music