On Top Of Old Smoky (mother's Best: Overdub) ~ Hank Williams

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In later years, record labels like MGM took these solo or spare radio performances and "overdubbed" them with modern instruments to make them sound like contemporary studio hits. For "On Top of Old Smoky," this meant layering the haunting, solitary voice of a 1951 Hank Williams with a fuller band sound, creating a bridge between his live radio "magic" and the commercial Nashville Sound that followed his death. On Top of Old Smoky (Mother's Best Overdub) ~ Hank Williams

The story of Hank Williams ’ rendition of from the Mother’s Best recordings is one of a superstar returning to his roots while at the peak of his fame. The Morning Ritual at WSM billboard