File:Jerry Byrd– I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.ogg

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A brief music sample of the song "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" sung by Hank Williams, to be used in the article "Lap steel guitar". The origin of the recording is a 1961 album on MGM/Polydor Records, entitled "Hank Williams' Greatest Hits". The purpose is to illustrate the playing of guitarist Jerry Byrd in a discussion of how the lap steel guitar evolved in country music. The excerpt focuses Byrd's guitar solo, not Williams' vocal performance; the file includes only a few words of Hank Williams' vocal. It is propounded that the vocal carries the primary commercial value of the work, rather than the guitar solo in the middle of the song. By that fact, this file could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording or to recreate the original recording. It is an excerpt of about 30 seconds from a much longer copyrighted musical recording and is not replaceable by free content; any other sample from the same recording would also be copyrighted, and any version that is not true to the original would be inadequate for identification or commentary. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value. Use of the sample in the article is understood to be compatible with Wikipedia non-free content policy and fair use under United States copyright law as described above. Use of this sample outside of Wikipedia may be subject to other terms.

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