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    • Jan 26, 1946
    Hank Williams returns to on-air duties at WSFA Radio in Montgomery, Alabama, where he had played five years before. He becomes a major attraction for the station
    Sep 14, 1946
    Hank Williams auditions for publisher Fred Rose at Acuff-Rose Publishing in Nashville. Rose signs Williams to a songwriting contract and ultimately becomes his record producer. Under the agreement, Williams writes such classics as "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)," "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
    Dec 11, 1946
    Hank Williams has his first recording session, for Sterling Records, at the WSM Studios in Nashville, backed by The Willis Brothers and bass player Chuck Wright. Among the songs recorded are "Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door)" and "Wealth Won't Save Your Soul"
    Jan 26, 1947
    Hank Williams writes "I Saw The Light"
    Feb 13, 1947
    Hank Williams records "Honky Tonkin'" for the first time at the WSM Studios in Nashville for Sterling Records. He also records "Pan American." The date marks the first commercial recording session for legendary fiddler Tommy Jackson
    Mar 6, 1947
    Hank Williams signs a recording contract with MGM Records. It takes effect April 1
    Apr 21, 1947
    Hank Williams records "Move It On Over" and "I Saw The Light" at Nashville's Castle Studio in his first MGM recording session. Also on the date: "Six More Miles (To The Graveyard)" and "(Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep"
    Jun 6, 1947
    MGM releases Hank Williams' "Move It On Over," his first single for the label after four releases for Sterling Records
    Aug 4, 1947
    Hank Williams records "Honky Tonk Blues" for the first time at Nashville's Castle Studios. He cuts the hit version of the song four years later
    Nov 6, 1947
    Hank Williams records "Honky Tonkin'" and "I'm A Long Gone Daddy" at Nashville's Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel
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