The song of the day for Sunday, May 31, 2026, is “Cold, Cold Heart.”
About This Song
“Cold, Cold Heart” was written in 1950 by Hank Williams.
About This Version
Tony Bennett recorded “Cold, Cold Heart” 75 years ago on May 31, 1951, featuring an arrangement by Percy Faith. It was hit for Bennett, charting for 27 weeks on Billboard. Bennett’s recording of “Cold, Cold Heart” was significant, as it was one of first Country-Western songs to cross over to popular audiences, bringing wider audience to the genre and Hank Williams.
Bill Janovitz, a writer for Allmusic wrote:
That a young Italian singing waiter from Queens could find common ground with a country singer from Alabama’s backwoods is testament both to Williams’ skills as a writer and to Bennett’s imagination and artist’s ear.
“Cold, Cold Heart,” as well as The Columbia Singles, Vol. 1, is available on Apple Music.
Here’s the original 1951 recording of “Cold, Cold Heart” by Hank Williams.
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