LOST HIGHWAY by Hank Williams. Written by Leon Payne “Lost Highway”, often assumed to have come from Hank’s pen, was written by Leon Payne… Payne was a blind musician who worked out of Jerry Irby’s nightclub in Houston and guested on the Hayride and the Opry. His original version… had been released on the Nashville-based Bullet label in October 1948. Colin Escott, Hank Williams – The Biography, Boston, 1995, p. 98. MYRTIE (Mrs. Leon) PAYNE: In the early days of Leon’s career, he … Several techniques are used by DJs as a means to better mix and blend prerecorded music.