# 76 Years Ago Today, Hank Snow Was Riding a Historic No. 1 Streak With a Song Later Covered by Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, and Emmylou Harris

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/76-years-ago-today-hank-snow-was-riding-a-historic-no-1-streak-with-a-song-later-covered-by-ray-charles-the-rolling-stones-and-emmylou-harris/
- Published: 2026-11-13T13:15:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T14:51:10+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/76-years-ago-today-hank-snow-was-riding-a-historic-no-1-streak-with-a-song-later-covered-by-ray-charles-the-rolling-stones-and-emmylou-harris/
- Topics: Americas, Celebrity, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Hank Snow’s “I’m Moving On” became a landmark country hit.
- It led his run of seven No. 1 country songs.
- Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones and Emmylou Harris later covered it.

## Summary

On 13 November 1950, Hank Snow was midway through a record-breaking run at No. 1 on the US country chart with “I’m Moving On”. The song launched the Canadian singer’s American success and began a run of seven country chart-toppers, helping establish a recurring theme of travel in his music.

Snow wrote the song himself, drawing on a life that included a difficult childhood in Nova Scotia and a move to Nashville, where Ernest Tubb helped him gain an invitation to the Grand Ole Opry in 1950. Released on 5 May 1950, “I’m Moving On” became the year’s longest-running No. 1 country song across three Billboard charts, then returned to the top for three weeks in 1951. Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones and Emmylou Harris later recorded versions; Harris’s reached No. 5 on the country chart.

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