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Since the release of Williams' hit version, the song has been covered by Al Dexter , Doc Watson , The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (with Watson) in its iconic album Will The Circle Be Unbroken , and Williams' son, Hank Williams, Jr. The song was covered in 1990 by Pirates Of The Mississippi . Their version was released as a single, and peaked at #26. In 2004, The Kentucky Headhunters also covered the song on their ''Big Boss Man'' album. The most successful cover version was by Charley Pride ; his version reached the top of the '' Billboard Magazine '' Hot Country Singles chart in April 1980. The title served as the name for a documentary about Williams broadcast by PBS as part of its American Masters series. The documentary was also shown at the 48th London Film Festival in 2004.[http://www.lff.org.uk/films_details.php?FilmID=455
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