Which country music star, writer of the song Your Cheatin' Heart, died on New Year's Day 1953?
Your Cheatin' Heart the title of the 1990 TV drama 'Your Cheatin' Heart' by John Byrne. Your Cheatin' Heart "Your Cheatin' Heart" is a song written and recorded by country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1952, regarded as one of country's most important standards. Country music historian Colin Escott writes that "the song – for all intents and purposes – defines country music." He was inspired to write the song while driving with his fianceé from Nashville, Tennessee to Shreveport, Louisiana. After describing his first wife Audrey Sheppard as a "Cheatin' Heart", he dictated in minutes the lyrics to Billie Jean Jones. Produced
Your Cheatin' Heart Records in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23. "Your Cheatin' Heart" was released in January 1953. Propelled by Williams' recent death during a trip to a New Year's concert in Canton, Ohio, the song became an instant success. It topped "Billboard's" Country & Western chart for six weeks, while over a million units were sold. The success of the song continued. Joni James' version reached number two on "Billboard's" Most Played in Jukeboxes the same year, while Ray Charles' 1962 version reached number 29 on the ""Billboard" Hot 100" and 13 on the UK Singles Chart. The song ranked at 213