![]() ![]() At that point in time, MGM was mainly interested in making him into a clone of his father. Your Cheatin’ Heart was Hank Jr.’s second album for MGM the first had been released earlier the same year and also consisted of his father’s material. I generally dislike musical impersonations, but soundtrack albums do need to be considered in their context and in a more forgiving manner. ![]() It’s an impressive effort, considering that Hank Jr. The producers went with the logical choice, Hank Williams Jr., who does a reasonable impression of his late father. 1964’s Hank Williams biopic Your Cheatin’ Heart starring George Hamilton, took a third approach by hiring a third party to do the singing. Usually the actor attempts to do a reasonable impersonation of the subject: Sissy Spacek did it in Coal Miner’s Daughter and and Joaquin Phoenix did it in Walk the Line. 1985’s Sweet Dreams is somewhat of an anomaly when it comes to biographical films about musicians, in that the real Patsy Cline’s vocals are used for the soundtrack. ![]()
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