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Many performances by great artists have been lost over the years, but thanks to a Grand Ole Opry photographer, the world can hear the legendary Hank Williams performing on live radio shows from the 1950s.

Les Leverett, who was the Grand Ole Opry photographer working for the National Life & Accident Insurance Company (owners of WSM radio and the Opry at the time), happened to notice a box of Hank's acetate recordings in a trash box outside the National Life offices one day. It seems there was a major spring cleaning going on, and the company was throwing away things it no longer felt it needed. Leverett asked if he could have them and was told he could take

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