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Mother Is Gone

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"Mother Is Gone"
Single by Hank Williams
B-side"Message to My Mother"
Released1955
Recorded1946 or 1948
GenreCountry, Gospel
Length2:28
LabelMGM Records
Songwriter(s)Hank Williams

"Mother Is Gone" is a song by Hank Williams. It had appeared in Williams' song folio in 1946[1] and was released as a posthumous single by MGM Records in 1955. The narrator in the song laments the passing of his mother, one of several compositions that Williams wrote containing a maternal theme that was likely influenced by Roy Acuff and other singers who recorded similar songs. The original recording was a demo Williams made for publishing company Acuff-Rose sometime between 1946 and 1949.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Escott, Colin (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. Back Bay. p. 318. ISBN 0-316-73497-7.
  2. ^ Escott, Colin (2004). Hank Williams: The Biography. Back Bay. p. 328. ISBN 0-316-73497-7.