The country icon's song topped Billboard 's country jockeys chart and generated a bevy of pop covers. Hank Williams photographed on Nov. 15, 1951, in Cleveland. Underwood Archives/Getty Images Trending on Billboard Hank Williams built much of his reputation as a songwriter by taking the temperature of his marriage, and one of his signature songs followed a heated confrontation. In the fall of 1950, his wife, Audrey, was hospitalized with an infection, and the two got into one of their many arguments (yes, even then). While complaining about her, Hank allegedly told an associate that she had a “cold, cold heart,” and he recognized it as a possible song title. Williams authored “Cold, Cold Heart” in a scant one hour on Thanksgiving Day and recorded it four days before Christmas at the Castle Studio in Downtown Nashville. MGM released it as the b-side of “Dear John” on Groundhog Day, and in the May 12, 1951, issue, it rose to No. 1 on Billboard ’s country disc jockeys chart.…