who sang the songs in the movie your cheatin heart
Your Cheatin' Heart (film) Parker introduced Hamilton to Hank Williams' ex-wife Audrey. The two got along well and Audrey lobbied on Hamilton's behalf. Hamilton said, "Audrey wanted the movie to happen, especially to make her son, Hank Williams Jr., a singing star the same way she had pushed Big Hank to stardom."[9] The idea was that Williams Jr would dub the singing in the movie and release the soundtrack album under his name; Hamilton wanted to perform the songs himself -- "that was the key to the character"â€”but knew the only way he would get the part was to agree to be dubbed.[9] With Audrey's support, Hamilton got the part, his signing being announced in November 1963.[10]