Hey Good Lookin' (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Hey Good Lookin'


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Artist = Hank Williams
from Album = Memorial Album
Released = 1951
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Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 2:35
Label = MGM
Writer = Hank Williams
Producer = Jim Vienneau
Certification =
Last single = "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"
(1951)
This single = "Hey Good Lookin' "
(1951)
Next single = "Crazy Heart"
(1951)"Hey Good Lookin'" is a 1951 song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and his version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. [ [http://www.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/Awards/Hall_Of_Fame/#h Grammy Hall of Fame] ] The song ranked #19 in "CMT's 100 Greatest Songs in Country Music" in 2003.

elective list of recorded versions

*1951 Hank Williams, the country original
*1951 Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine, US top ten pop hit duet
*1957 Johnny Cash, released on his 1960 Sings Hank Williams album
*1962 Ray Charles, on his album "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music"
*1974 Elvin Bishop, on his album "Let It Flow"
*1975 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, on their album "Symphonion Dream"
*1977 Dave Edmunds, on his album "Get It"
*1992 The Mavericks on their self-titled debut album; #74 US Country
*1993 C. C. DeVille of Poison with Spike from the Quireboys for the soundtrack for the film Son in Law

Infobox Single
Name = Hey Good Lookin'


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Artist = Jimmy Buffett featuring Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait
from Album = License to Chill
Released = 2004
Format =
Recorded =
Genre = Country
Length = 3:03
Label = Mailboat/RCA
Writer = Hank Williams
Producer = Mac McAnally, Michael Utley
Certification =
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Jimmy Buffett
Last single = "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"
(2003)
This single = "Hey Good Lookin'"
(2004)
Next single = "Trip Around the Sun"
(2004)Extra chronology
Artist = Clint Black
Last single = "The Boogie Man"
(2003)
This single = "Hey Good Lookin'"
(2004)
Next single = "My Imagination"
(2004)Extra chronology
Artist = Kenny Chesney
Last single = "When the Sun Goes Down"
(2004)
This single = "Hey Good Lookin'"
(2004)
Next single = "I Go Back"
(2004)Extra chronology
Artist = Alan Jackson
Last single = "Remember When"
(2003)
This single = "Hey Good Lookin'"
(2004)
Next single = "Too Much of a Good Thing"
(2004)Extra chronology
Artist = Toby Keith
Last single = "Whiskey Girl"
(2004)
This single = "Hey Good Lookin'"
(2004)
Next single = "Stays in Mexico"
(2004)Extra chronology
Artist = George Strait
Last single = "Desperately"
(2004)
This single = "Hey Good Lookin'"
(2004)
Next single = "I Hate Everything"
(2004)

Jimmy Buffett version

In 2004, Jimmy Buffett recorded a version for his "License to Chill" album. Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait were all featured on this rendition, which peaked at #8 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 2004. It was also the last Top Ten country hit for both Buffett and Black.

Popular Culture

The song was used in the 2004 Scrubs episode "My Unicorn", sung in both English and Japanese.

The song was also used on the fictional country music station K-ROSE on the 2004 video game

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