The Battle of Armageddon (Hank Williams song)

"The Battle of Armageddon"
Single by Hank Williams
A-side "Thank God"
Released 1955
Recorded August 1948-May 1949, Shreveport
Genre Country, Gospel
Length 2:29
Label MGM Records
Writer(s) Roy Acuff, Odell McLeod

"The Battle of Armageddon" is a hymn written by Roy Acuff and Odell McLeod. It warns of the coming Judgment Day and references the Book of Revelations. The song became associated with Hank Williams when MGM Records released it as a posthumous single. Between January and May 1949, Williams had pre-recorded early morning radio shows for Johnnie Fair Syrup, and MGM issued several songs from the surviving acetates as singles to satisfy the unyielding demand product by the late country singer, who was quickly becoming a mythic figure in country music.[1] Co-writer Roy Acuff had been a primary influence on Wiliams' music. Williams pronounces "Armageddon" as "Am-be-gotten" and usually ignored his producer Fred Rose's demands that he enunciate his words with more sophistication.[2]

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