following month. Gramophone compared his singing to a "rough and raucous Jimmie Rodgers". Meanwhile, Elizabethan delivered a negative review, stating: "No true country singer would dare do to a Hank Williams number what Frank Ifield has done to 'Lovesick Blues'." The review finished by declaring that Ifield had "none of Jim Reeves' depth and character, nor of the subtle melodic quality (of) Don Gibson." By the end of February 1963, Billboard estimated that the single had sold close to a million copies worldwide. Charley Pride recorded Love Sick Blues in 1968 Linda Ronstadt recorded a version of the song on her album Silk Purse in 1970. Little Richard released a version of the song arranged with what has been described as a "New Orleans rhythm" on his album The Rill Thing in 1970. Arlo Guthrie released a version of the song on his 1973 album, Last of the Brooklyn Cowboys. In 1992, George Strait released a version that reached number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot Country Singles. The single peaked at number 22 on RPM's Country Tracks. This chart placing broke a string of 31 consecutive top ten country hits for Strait. In 2001, Ryan Adams recorded "Lovesick Blues" for a Hank Williams tribute album, Timeless. In 2018, Mason Ramsey became a viral sensation when he was recorded singing "Lovesick Blues" at a Walmart store in Harrisburg, Illinois, which led to him signing a record deal, and his version of the song was included on his debut EP, Famous. Chart performance Hank Williams Other artists See also Yodeling Footnotes References 1922 songs 1949 singles 1960 singles 1962 singles 1992 singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles of the year Floyd Cramer songs George Strait songs Hank Williams songs Glen Campbell songs Frank Ifield songs Mason Ramsey songs Irish Singles Chart number-one singles MCA Records singles Patsy Cline songs Pop standards Songs with lyrics by Irving Mills Songs with music by Cliff Friend Sonny James songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles United States National Recording Registry recordings Okeh Records singles