"The Love that Faded" is a song by

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

. It contains lyrics by

Hank Williams Hank Williams (born Hiram Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he reco ...

to which Dylan composed music and appears on the 2011 LP ''

The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams ''The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams'' is a 2011 album by folk, country, and rock artists who set music to lyrics by country musician Hank Williams. The album was released on October 4, 2011. Background Williams died suddenly in 1953 at the age ...

''.

Background

In 2006, a janitor working for

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claimed to have found Williams' unfinished lyrics inside a Sony-owned dumpster. The unfinished lyrics were later returned to Sony/ATV, which handed them to Bob Dylan in 2008 to complete the songs for an album release. Dylan completed one song; others were completed by other artists. Dylan's admiration for Williams' work is well documented. When asked about his all-time favorite singer-songwriters in interviews, Williams is nearly always mentioned, and in his autobiography '' Chronicles: Volume One'', Dylan states, "When I hear Hank sing, all movement ceases. The slightest whisper seems sacrilege." Dylan had recorded and performed several Williams songs before "The Love that Faded": *He cut "

(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" is a song written by Hank Williams and Jimmie Davis. It became his fourteenth consecutive Top 10 single in 1951. Background Hank Williams was a Jimmie Davis disciple, who scored big hits on Decca Records ...

" during '' The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' sessions (which appears on the 2012 set '' The 50th Anniversary Collection'') * In the 1967 film ''Don't Look Back'' he sings " I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and " Lost Highway" in a hotel room with

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...

looking on. *During his retreat in

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in 1967 with the Band he recorded "

My Bucket's Got a Hole in It "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" is a song widely attributed to Clarence Williams, who obtained a copyright in 1933, although the melody was recorded under various names years earlier. The song became popular performed by Hank Williams for MGM a ...

," " You Win Again," and "Be Careful of Stones That You Throw," all of which appear on '' The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete''. *"

Kaw-Liga "Kaw-Liga" ( ) is a country music song written by Hank Williams and Fred Rose. Background "Kaw-Liga" is one of just a handful of songs that Williams wrote with Fred Rose, who produced his records and published his songs through his company Acu ...

" is featured during a

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studio session in the film '' Renaldo and Clara''. *He cut a version of "

I Can't Get You Off of My Mind "I Can't Get You Off of My Mind" is a song written and recorded by Hank Williams. It appeared as the B-side to his 1948 single " A Mansion on the Hill". Background It was recorded on November 6, 1947 at Castle Studio in Nashville. Williams wa ...

" for the 2001 LP ''Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute''. *Dylan has performed "You Win Again" with

Willie Nelson Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (197 ...

onstage several times. *In the 2005 documentary '' No Direction Home'' he appears in archival footage sitting at a piano with a thoroughly wasted

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

singing "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry."

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