New Orleans Magazine, December 1st, 2002
STREETCAR Whippoorwills have a lonely cry. 1 know because Hank Williams said so. In his ballad "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," the bird's mournfulness is linked to the equally lonesome sound of the old freight train - a lyric I think of whenever I hear a train whistle in the distance.
flank Williams knew loneliness, heartbreak and the other elements that make tip a good country song. He also knew Louisiana. This state gave the tormented genius some of his happier moments.
Fifty years ago this coming New Year's Day, Jan. 1, 1953. the whippoorwills could have echoed their sadness throughout the...
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