Hank Williams | ||
| Allmusic Biography : Hank Williams is the father of contemporary country music. He was a superstar by the age of 25; he was dead at the age of 29. In those four short years, he established the rules for all the country performers who followed him and, in the process, much of popular music. Hank wrote a body of songs that became popular classics, and his direct, emotional lyrics and vocals became the standard for most popular performers. He lived a life as troubled and reckless as that depicted in his songs. Hiram King Williams was born in Mount Olive, AL, on September 17, 1923. When he was eight years old, he was given a guitar by his mother. His musical education was provided by a local blues street singer, Rufus Payne, who was called Tee Tot. From Tee Tot, Williams learned how to play the guitar and sing the blues, which would come to provide a strong undercurrent in his songwriting. Williams began performing around the Georgiana and Greenville areas of Alabama in his early teens. His mother moved the family to Montgomery, AL, in 1937, where she opened a boarding house. In Montgomery, he formed a band called the Drifting Cowboys and landed a regular spot on a local radio station, WSFA, in 1941. During his shows, Williams would sing songs from his idol, Roy Acuff, as well as several other country hits of the day. WSFA dubbed him "the Singing Kid" and Williams stayed with the station for the rest of the decade. Williams met Audrey Mae Sheppard, a farm girl from Banks, AL, in 1943 while he was playing a medicine show. The following year, the couple married and moved into Lillys boarding house. Audrey became Williams manager just before the marriage. By 1946, he was a local celebrity, but he was unable to make much headway nationally. That year, Hank and Audrey visited Nashville with the intent of meeting songwriter/music publisher Fred Rose, one of the heads of Acuff-Rose Publishing. Rose liked Williams songs and asked him to record two sessions for Sterling Records, which resulted in two singles. Both of the singles -- "Never Again" in December 1946 and "Honky Tonkin" in February 1947 -- were successful and Williams signed a contract with MGM Records early in 1947. Rose became the singers manager and record producer. "Move It on Over," released later in 1947, became Hanks first single for MGM. It was an immediate hit, climbing into the country Top Five. By the summer of 1948, he had joined The Louisiana Hayride, appearing both on its tours and radio programs. "Honky Tonkin" was released in 1948, followed by "Im a Long Gone Daddy." While neither song was as successful as "Move It on Over," they were popular, with the latter peaking in the Top Ten. Early in 1949, he recorded "Lovesick Blues," a Tin Pan Alley song initially recorded by Emmett Miller and made popular by Rex Griffin. The single became a huge hit upon its release in the spring of 1949, staying at number one for 16 weeks and crossing over into the pop Top 25. Williams sang the song at the Grand Ole Opry, where he performed an unprecedented six encores. He had become a star. Hank and Audrey Williams had their first child, Randall Hank, in the spring of 1949. Also in the spring, Hank assembled the most famous edition of the Drifting Cowboys, featuring guitarist Bob McNett, bassist Hillous Butrum, fiddler Jerry Rivers, and steel guitarist Don Helms. Soon, he and the band were earning $1,000 per concert while selling out shows across the country. Williams had no fewer than seven hits in 1949 after the success of "Lovesick Blues," including the Top Five smashes "Wedding Bells," "Mind Your Own Business," "Youre Gonna Change (Or Im Gonna Leave)," and "My Buckets Got a Hole in It." A string of additional singles followed in 1950, including the number one hits "Long Gone Lonesome Blues," "Why Dont You Love Me," and "Moanin the Blues," as well as the Top Ten hits "I Just Dont Like This Kind of Livin," "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy," "Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me," "Why Should We Try," and "Nobodys Lonesome for Me." That same year, Williams began recording a series of spiritual records under the name Luke the Drifter. Williams continued to rack up hits in 1951, beginning with the Top Ten hit "Dear John" and its number one flip side, "Cold, Cold Heart." That same year, pop vocalist Tony Bennett recorded his own version of "Cold, Cold Heart" to popular acclaim, leading to a stream of covers from such mainstream artists as Jo Stafford, Guy Mitchell, Frankie Laine, Teresa Brewer, and several others. Williams had also begun to experience the fruits of crossover success, appearing on the Perry Como television show and joining a package tour that also featured Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and Minny Pearl. In addition to "Dear John" and "Cold, Cold Heart," Williams had several other hits in 1951, including the number one song "Hey, Good Lookin" and "Howlin at the Moon," "I Cant Help It (If Im Still in Love with You)," "Crazy Heart," "Lonesome Whistle," and "Baby, Were Really in Love," which all charted in the Top Ten. Though his professional career was soaring, Hanks personal life was beginning to spin out of control. He had suffered a mild drinking problem before becoming a star, but it had been more or less controlled during his first few years of fame. However, as he began to earn large amounts of money and spend long times away from home, he began to drink frequently. Furthermore, Hanks marriage to Audrey was deteriorating. Not only were they fighting, resulting in occasional separations, but Audrey was trying to create her own recording career without any success. In the fall of 1951, Hank was on a hunting trip on his Tennessee farm when he tripped and fell, re-activating a dormant back injury. Williams began taking morphine and other painkillers for his back and quickly became addicted. In January of 1952, Hank and Audrey separated for a final time and he headed back to Montgomery to live with his mother. The move had little effect on his music career, however, with "Honky Tonk Blues" peaking at number two during the spring. In fact, he released five additional singles in 1952 -- "Half as Much," "Jambalaya," "Settin the Woods on Fire," "You Win Again," and "Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive" -- all of which charted in the Top Ten. In spite of such success, Hank turned completely reckless in 1952, spending nearly all of his waking hours drunk and taking drugs. He also frequently destroyed property and played with guns. Williams left his mother in early spring, moving in with Ray Price in Nashville. In May, Audrey and Hank were officially divorced. She was awarded the house and their child, as well as half of his future royalties. Williams continued to play a large number of concerts, but he was always drunk during the show, and he sometimes missed the gig altogether. In August, the Grand Ole Opry fired Williams for that very reason, explaining that he could return once he was sober. Instead of heeding the Oprys warning, the singer just sank deeper into his self-destructive behavior. Soon, his friends were leaving him, as the Drifting Cowboys began working with Price and Fred Rose no longer supported him. Williams was still playing The Louisiana Hayride, but he was performing with local pickup bands and began earning reduced wages. That fall, he met Billie Jean Jones Eshlimar, the 19-year-old daughter of a Louisiana policeman. By October, they were married. Hank also signed an agreement to support the baby -- who had yet to be delivered -- of one of his other girlfriends, Bobbie Jett, in October. By the end of the year, Williams was having heart problems and Toby Marshall, a con man doctor, was giving him various prescription drugs to help soothe the pain. Hank was scheduled to play a concert in Canton, OH, on January 1, 1953. He was scheduled to fly out of Knoxville, TN, on New Years Eve, but the weather was so bad that he had to hire a chauffeur to drive him to Ohio in his new Cadillac. Before they left for Ohio, Williams was injected with two shots of vitamin B-12 and morphine by a doctor. Williams got into the backseat of the Cadillac (allegedly with a bottle of whiskey), and the teenage chauffeur headed out for Canton. When the driver was stopped for speeding, the policeman noticed that Hank looked like a dead man. Williams was taken to a West Virginia hospital and he was officially declared dead at 7:00 a.m. on January 1, 1953. He had died in the back of the Cadillac, on his way to a concert. Ironically, the last single released in his lifetime was "Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive." Hank was buried in Montgomery, AL, three days later. His funeral drew a record crowd, larger than any crowd since Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the President of the Confederacy in 1861. Dozens of country music stars attended, as did Audrey Williams, Billie Jean Jones, and Bobbie Jett, who happened to give birth to a daughter three days later. "Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive" reached number one immediately after his death, and it was followed by a number of hit records throughout 1953, including the number ones "Your Cheatin Heart," "Kaw-Liga," and "Take These Chains From My Heart." After his death, MGM wanted to keep issuing Williams records, so they took some of his original demos and overdubbed bands onto the original recording. The first of these, "Weary Blues from Waitin," was a hit, but the others werent quite as successful. In 1961, Hank was one of the first inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Throughout the 60s, Williams records were released in overdubbed versions featuring heavy strings, as well as reprocessed stereo. For years, these bastardized versions were the only records in print, and only in the 80s, when his music was released on compact disc, was his catalog restored to its original form. Even during those years when only overdubbed versions of his hits existed, Williams impact never diminished. His songs have become classics, his recordings have stood the test of time, and his life story is legendary. Its easy to see why Hank Williams is considered by many as the defining figure of country music. | ||
 | Album: 1 of 37 Title: Moanin the Blues Released: 1952 Tracks: 12 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Low Down Blues (?) 2 Someday Youll Call My Name (?) 3 Alone and Forsaken (?) 4 Weary Blues From Waitin (?) 5 Moanin the Blues (?) 6 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (?) 7 My Sweet Love Aint Around (?) 8 Honky Tonk Blues (?) 9 Lovesick Blues (?) 10 The Blues Come Around (?) 11 Im a Long Gone Daddy (?) 12 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (?) |
 | Album: 2 of 37 Title: Beyond the Sunset Released: 1953 Tracks: 12 Duration: 35:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 A Picture From Lifes Other Side (02:53) 2 Men With Broken Hearts (03:12) 3 Help Me Understand (02:58) 4 Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals (03:02) 5 Why Dont You Make Up Your Mind (02:52) 6 Ive Been Down That Road Before (02:58) 7 Be Careful of Stones That You Throw (03:01) 8 I Dreamed About Mama Last Night (03:03) 9 The Funeral (03:07) 10 Beyond the Sunset (03:02) 11 Just Waitin (02:43) 12 Everythings Okay (02:48) |
| Beyond the Sunset : Allmusic album Review : This is a classic session with Hank Williams assuming the role of Luke the Drifter. These stunning narratives will surely conjure up images of campfires and Sundays at the chapel. The selections are backed by organ, steel guitar, or his own acoustic guitar strumming, which has always been overlooked. Old favorites such as "Men with Broken Hearts," "Ive Been Down That Road Before," and "Beyond the Sunset" are all treated with special care, but "The Funeral" is the sessions most stirring moment. It is hard to believe that Hank Williams was still in his twenties (he died when he was 29) when this music was recorded. He is an American treasure and this is one of his most enduring recordings. Essential. | ||
 | Album: 3 of 37 Title: Honky Tonkin’ Released: 1954 Tracks: 12 Duration: 31:22 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Jambalaya (02:47) 2 I Won’t Be Home No More (02:43) 3 Honky Tonk Blues (02:08) 4 I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (02:23) 5 Honky Tonkin’ (02:40) 6 Howlin’ at the Moon (02:41) 7 My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (02:29) 8 Baby We’re Really in Love (02:30) 9 Mind Your Own Business (02:52) 10 Rootie Tootie (02:45) 11 I Ain’t Got Nothin’ But Time (02:42) 12 You Better Keep It on Your Mind (02:42) |
 | Album: 4 of 37 Title: Sing Me a Blue Song Released: 1957 Tracks: 12 Duration: 31:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Wedding Bells (02:53) 2 May You Never Be Alone (02:38) 3 Lost Highway (02:38) 4 Why Should We Try Anymore (02:36) 5 (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep (02:42) 6 Blue Love (In My Heart) (02:01) 7 A Mansion on the Hill (02:33) 8 Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:43) 9 Ive Just Told Mama Goodbye (02:53) 10 A House Without Love (02:51) 11 Six More Miles (To the Graveyard) (02:45) 12 Singing Waterfall (02:36) |
 | Album: 5 of 37 Title: The Unforgettable Hank Williams Released: 1959 Tracks: 12 Duration: 02:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I Cant Get You Off My Mind (?) 2 I Dont Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (?) 3 Dear John (?) 4 My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate) (?) 5 On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain (?) 6 We Live in Two Different Worlds (?) 7 Ill Be a Bachelor Till I Die (?) 8 Lets Turn Back the Years (?) 9 Id Still Want You (?) 10 Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door) (02:30) 11 Blue Love (?) 12 Leave Me Alone With the Blues (?) |
 | Album: 6 of 37 Title: The Lonesome Sound of Hank Williams Released: 1960 Tracks: 12 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 It Just Dont Matter Now (?) 2 First Year Blues (?) 3 Cool Water (?) 4 Dixie Cannonball (?) 5 Im Free at Last (?) 6 Roly Poly (?) 7 The Old Home (?) 8 Rock My Cradle (Once Again) (?) 9 Sundown and Sorrow (?) 10 Rockin Chair Money (?) 11 Tennessee Border (?) 12 Swing Wide Your Gate of Love (?) |
 | Album: 7 of 37 Title: The Spirit of Hank Williams Released: 1961 Tracks: 12 Duration: 27:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Window Shopping (02:28) 2 Wearin Out Your Walkin Shoes (01:38) 3 A Teardrop on a Rose (02:30) 4 Lost on the River (02:31) 5 Jesus Died for Me (02:29) 6 A Home in Heaven (02:25) 7 Fool About You (01:43) 8 The Pale Horse and His Rider (02:49) 9 If Youll Be a Baby (To Me) (01:38) 10 Mother Is Gone (02:28) 11 Dear Brother (02:43) 12 When Youre Tired of Breaking Other Hearts (02:24) |
 | Album: 8 of 37 Title: Hank Williams Greatest Hits Released: 1961 Tracks: 14 Duration: 00:00 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Cold, Cold Heart (?) 2 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (?) 3 You Win Again (?) 4 Kaw-Liga (?) 5 Take These Chains From My Heart (?) 6 Therell Be No Tear-Drops Tonight (?) 7 Settin the Woods on Fire (?) 8 Your Cheatin Heart (?) 9 Hey, Good Lookin (?) 10 Honky Tonkin (?) 11 I Cant Help It (If Im Still in Love with You) (?) 12 Why Dont You Love Me (?) 13 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (?) 14 Half as Much (?) |
 | Album: 9 of 37 Title: Hank Williams Sings Kaw-Liga and Other Humorous Songs Released: 1965 Tracks: 12 Duration: 32:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Howlin At The Moon (02:45) 2 Just Waitin (02:42) 3 Move It On Over (02:46) 4 Everythings Okay (02:52) 5 Honky Tonk Blues (02:13) 6 Fly Trouble (02:45) 7 Mind Your Own Business (02:57) 8 Ive Been Down That Road Before (02:58) 9 Ill Never Get Out Of This World Alive (02:28) 10 Please Make Up Your Mind (02:51) 11 Kaw-Liga (02:36) 12 Nobodys Lonesome For Me (02:33) |
 | Album: 10 of 37 Title: 24 Greatest Hits Released: 1976 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:04:55 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:43) 2 Move It on Over (02:46) 3 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 4 Ramblin’ Man (03:04) 5 My Heart Would Know (02:26) 6 Kaw‐Liga (02:35) 7 Cold Cold Heart (02:44) 8 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 9 Honky Tonk Blues (02:12) 10 Honky Tonkin’ (02:45) 11 There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight (02:50) 12 Mind Your Own Business (02:56) 13 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (02:54) 14 Wedding Bells (02:56) 15 Hey Good Lookin’ (02:55) 16 Window Shopping (02:33) 17 Settin’ the Woods on Fire (02:37) 18 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (02:25) 19 Half as Much (02:44) 20 Why Dont You Love Me (02:25) 21 You Win Again (02:37) 22 May You Never Be Alone (02:51) 23 Baby, We’re Really in Love (02:35) 24 Take These Chains From My Heart (02:37) |
| 24 Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : 24 Greatest Hits might feature a significant portion of Hank Williamss greatest songs, but it isnt all it appears to be. The album contains overdubbed versions of the original recordings, which dilutes the power of his material. These songs should be heard in their original version, not in this form. [24 Greatest was later re-issued on compact disc, featuring the songs in their original recorded versions.] | ||
 | Album: 11 of 37 Title: 40 Greatest Hits Released: 1978 Tracks: 40 Duration: 1:46:48 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Move It on Over (02:46) 2 A Mansion on the Hill (02:35) 3 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 4 Wedding Bells (02:55) 5 Mind Your Own Business (02:56) 6 You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) (02:58) 7 Lost Highway (02:43) 8 My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (02:33) 9 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 10 I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Living (02:49) 11 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:38) 12 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (02:34) 13 Why Don’t You Love Me (02:25) 14 Why Should We Try Anymore (02:38) 15 They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:45) 16 Moanin’ the Blues (02:24) 17 Nobody’s Lonesome for Me (02:31) 18 Cold Cold Heart (02:44) 19 Dear John (02:35) 20 Howlin’ at the Moon (02:43) 1 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (02:25) 2 Hey Good Lookin’ (02:55) 3 Crazy Heart (02:29) 4 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (02:28) 5 Baby, We’re Really in Love (02:35) 6 Ramblin’ Man (03:04) 7 Honky Tonk Blues (02:12) 8 I’m Sorry for You My Friend (02:43) 9 Half as Much (02:44) 10 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (02:54) 11 Window Shopping (02:33) 12 Settin’ the Woods on Fire (02:37) 13 You Win Again (02:37) 14 I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (02:26) 15 Kaw‐Liga (02:35) 16 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:43) 17 Take These Chains From My Heart (02:40) 18 I Won’t Be Home No More (02:45) 19 Weary Blues From Waitin’ (02:38) 20 I Saw the Light (02:44) |
| 40 Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : Hank Williams body of work is so large and has been repackaged so many times in so many forms that the notion of creating a definitive compilation almost seems like an impossible goal. However, as a one-stop shopping place for Hanks basic repertoire, 40 Greatest Hits is as good as it gets. While it doesnt include everything, practically every memorable hit is here, and thankfully every cut appears in its original form (that means in mono, with no string overdubs or artificial duets with his family members). The track sequence subtly reflects the arc of Williams short but vitally important career, and theres enough good music and great songs here to make a fan of anyone with even a passing interest in American music. If you care about country music, you need some Hank Williams in your collection, and there isnt a better introduction to his rich body of work on the market than 40 Greatest Hits; begin here, then start exploring. | ||
 | Album: 12 of 37 Title: Hank Williams Rare Demos: First to Last Released: 1990 Tracks: 24 Duration: 52:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Wont You Sometimes Think of Me (01:55) 2 Why Should I Cry (01:50) 3 Calling You (01:59) 4 You Broke Your Own Heart (01:38) 5 Pan American (02:05) 6 Mother Is Gone (02:28) 7 I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay (01:47) 8 In My Dreams You Still Belong to Me (02:23) 9 Wealth Wont Save Your Soul (02:30) 10 I Told a Lie to My Heart (02:18) 11 Singing Waterfall (01:58) 12 Im Goin Home (01:22) 13 Jambalaya (01:54) 14 Heaven Holds All My Treasures (02:29) 15 You Better Keep It on Your Mind (02:23) 16 Lost on the River (02:18) 17 Your Cheatin Heart (02:33) 18 A House of Gold (03:09) 19 Honky Tonk Blues (01:59) 20 Help Me Understand (02:56) 21 Neath a Cold Gray Tomb of Stone (02:53) 22 Theres Nothing as Sweet as My Baby (02:01) 23 Fool About You (01:23) 24 The Log Train (02:21) |
 | Album: 13 of 37 Title: The Original Singles Collection... Plus Released: 1991-07-01 Tracks: 84 Duration: 3:41:24 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I’m Not Coming Home Anymore (02:54) 2 Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door) (02:42) 3 Calling You (02:53) 4 Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul (02:46) 5 When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels (02:49) 6 My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate) (02:42) 7 I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (02:48) 8 Pan American (02:49) 9 Honky Tonkin’ (02:45) 10 (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep (02:43) 11 Move It on Over (02:46) 12 On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain (02:53) 13 Fly Trouble (02:44) 14 My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (02:43) 15 Rootie Tootie (02:46) 16 Honky Tonkin’ (02:45) 17 I’ll Be a Bachelor Till I Die (02:37) 18 I’m a Long Gone Daddy (02:51) 19 The Blues Come Around (02:43) 20 Six More Miles (to the Graveyard) (02:47) 21 I Saw the Light (02:44) 22 A Mansion on the Hill (02:35) 23 I Can’t Get You Off My Mind (02:51) 24 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 25 Wedding Bells (02:55) 26 I Just Told Mama Goodbye (02:55) 1 Mind Your Own Business (02:56) 2 There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight (02:50) 3 Lost Highway (02:42) 4 You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) (02:58) 5 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 6 My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (02:33) 7 May You Never Be Alone (02:50) 8 I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Living (02:48) 9 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:38) 10 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (02:34) 11 Why Don’t You Love Me (02:25) 12 A House Without Love (02:53) 13 Why Should We Try Anymore (02:38) 14 They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:45) 15 Moanin’ The Blues (02:24) 16 Nobody’s Lonesome for Me (02:31) 17 Cold Cold Heart (02:44) 18 Dear John (02:35) 19 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (02:25) 20 Howlin’ at the Moon (02:43) 21 My Heart Would Know (02:26) 22 Hey Good Lookin’ (02:55) 23 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (02:27) 24 Crazy Heart (02:28) 25 I’d Still Want You (02:59) 26 Baby, We’re Really in Love (02:33) 27 I’m Sorry for You My Friend (02:43) 28 Honky Tonk Blues (02:10) 1 Half as Much (02:44) 2 Let’s Turn Back the Years (02:24) 3 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (02:54) 4 Window Shopping (02:33) 5 Settin’ the Woods on Fire (02:37) 6 You Win Again (02:37) 7 I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (02:26) 8 I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (02:45) 9 Kaw‐Liga (02:35) 10 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:43) 11 I Won’t Be Home No More (02:45) 12 Take These Chains From My Heart (02:38) 13 Please, Make Up Your Mind (02:50) 14 Ramblin’ Man (03:04) 15 House of Gold (02:15) 16 With Tears in My Eyes (02:15) 17 Alone and Forsaken (02:01) 18 Fool About You (01:24) 19 I’m Free at Last (02:23) 20 Someday You’ll Call My Name (02:13) 21 I Can’t Escape From You (02:23) 22 Something Got a Hold of Me (02:30) 23 Weary Blues From Waitin’ (02:27) 24 I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but Time (02:42) 25 Angel of Death (01:46) 26 There’s No Room in My Heart for the Blues (02:16) 27 At the First Fall of Snow (03:13) 28 The Log Train (02:22) 29 All the Love I Ever Had (01:46) 30 There’s a Tear in My Beer (02:49) |
| The Original Singles Collection... Plus : Allmusic album Review : The title of The Original Singles Collection ... Plus is slightly misleading. Although PolyGram marketed the three-disc, 83-song set as a complete collection, it doesnt feature all of the singles Hank Williams released during his lifetime. Several singles Williams released under the pseudonym "Luke the Drifter" as well all of the duets he cut with Audrey Williams arent present. Despite these handful of songs, everything else is included in their original, undubbed versions and are presented in the best sound possible. For a fan that wants all the essential songs without springing for the eight disc series of complete recordings, The Original Singles collection is invaluable. | ||
 | Album: 14 of 37 Title: Lonesome Blues Released: 1992 Tracks: 12 Duration: 32:29 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 I Aint Got Nothin but Times (02:43) 2 Cold, Cold Heart (02:45) 3 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (02:54) 4 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 5 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:38) 6 Hey, Good Lookin (02:57) 7 Lets Turn Back the Years (02:24) 8 I Wont Be Home No More (02:47) 9 Why Dont You Love Me (02:23) 10 Ive Been Down that Road Before (02:56) 11 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (02:27) 12 Lost Highway (02:41) |
| Lonesome Blues : Allmusic album Review : The music on Lonesome Blues is certainly first-rate, but the budget packaging leaves a lot to be desired. Featuring a skimpy track selection and liner notes, the disc is only useful for the extremely budget-conscious. Those looking for an introduction to Williamss work should stick with 40 Greatest Hits. | ||
 | Album: 15 of 37 Title: Cheating Hearts Released: 1993 Tracks: 14 Duration: 36:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Take These Chains From My Heart (02:41) 2 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:43) 3 You Win Again (02:39) 4 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (02:37) 5 With Tears in My Eyes (02:16) 6 Cold Cold Heart (02:46) 7 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:51) 8 Your Cheating Heart (02:44) 9 Ramblin Man (03:05) 10 Hey Good Looking (02:57) 11 Settin the Woods on Fire (02:38) 12 Kaw-Liga (02:37) 13 Fool About You (01:25) 14 Jambalaya (02:55) |
| Cheating Hearts : Allmusic album Review : Since Hank Williams was propelled to such legendary status over such a short career, it should be expected that his marketability would be seized upon by a fair number of labels of varying quality that intend to make some quick money off his name. Cheating Hearts falls somewhere in the middle of this quality list, providing many of Williams memorable songs in good fidelity, but falls rather flatly below the much more comprehensive 40 Greatest Hits, which has been the benchmark of Hank Williams collections since 1978. Theres nothing particularly bad about the collection, but far better deals do exist. | ||
 | Album: 16 of 37 Title: 24 Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Released: 1993-06-22 Tracks: 24 Duration: 1:04:49 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (02:35) 2 Crazy Heart (02:29) 3 I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (02:28) 4 Moanin’ the Blues (02:26) 5 I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (02:47) 6 Lost Higway (02:44) 7 You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) (02:59) 8 A House Without Love (02:56) 9 I’d Still Want You (03:01) 10 Dear John (02:37) 11 Let’s Turn Back the Years (02:26) 12 Howlin’ at the Moon (02:45) 13 A Mansion on the Hill (02:37) 14 I Saw the Light (02:47) 15 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (02:28) 16 I’m a Long Gone Daddy (02:52) 17 Why Should We Try Anymore (02:39) 18 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:40) 19 Nobody’s Lonesome for Me (02:32) 20 They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:47) 21 My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (02:45) 22 I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’ (02:50) 23 I Won’t Be Home No More (02:47) 24 I’m Sorry for You My Friend (02:40) |
| 24 Greatest Hits Vol. 2 : Allmusic album Review : When compared with 40 Greatest Hits (which came out the following year), this record is light on both tracks and liner notes. Adding insult to injury, these tracks are also offered in simulated stereo. Okay, but there are better packages. | ||
 | Album: 17 of 37 Title: American Legends: Best of the Early Years Released: 1994 Tracks: 11 Duration: 29:38 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Move It on Over (02:45) 2 Honky Tonkin’ (02:45) 3 My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It (02:35) 4 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:39) 5 Wedding Bells (02:56) 6 Moanin’ the Blues (02:25) 7 Lovesick Blues (02:45) 8 Why Don’t You Love Me (02:25) 9 They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:46) 10 You’re Gonna Change or I’m Gonna Leave (03:00) 11 A Mansion on the Hill (02:33) |
| American Legends: Best of the Early Years : Allmusic album Review : As one might easily guess from looking at their covers, Laserlight Records AMERICAN LEGENDS discs feature those artists honored by the U.S. Postal Service. Volume 18 in the series pays tribute to Hank Williams Sr., arguably country musics greatest songwriter and certainly the biggest country star of his era. Between 1947 and 1953--the year of his untimely death--Williams placed 35 songs in the country Top 10, many of which he wrote himself. Hank Williams appears on only four of the thirteen recordings included on AMERICAN LEGENDS. The other nine tracks are songs written by and popularized by Williams but performed here by other artists. West Coast honky-tonk legend Rose Maddox sings three Williams songs, and Molly ODay gives three others an Appalachian flavor. Bluegrass legends the Osborne Brothers add "My Heart Would Know" and "My Sweet Love Aint Around." While theres nothing wrong with these recordings per se, they dont meet the high standard set by Williams original recordings. Furthermore, several of these songs are definitely second-tier songwriting efforts. Accordingly, AMERICAN LEGENDS is a nice, though not exemplary, set. Those seeking Williams original classic recordings should consider either 20 GREATEST HITS or 40 GREATEST HITS. | ||
 | Album: 18 of 37 Title: His Best Recordings Volume 2 Released: 1995 Tracks: 23 Duration: 1:00:53 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Lost Highway (02:43) 2 Youre Gonna Change (02:57) 3 My Buckets Got a Hole in It (02:33) 4 I Just Dont Like This Kind of Living (02:48) 5 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:38) 6 Why Dont You Love Me (02:24) 7 Why Should We Try Anymore (02:37) 8 Moanin the Blues (02:24) 9 Cold, Cold Heart (02:44) 10 I Cant Help It (02:23) 11 Howlin at the Moon (02:43) 12 Hey, Good Lookin (02:55) 13 My Heart Would Know (02:26) 14 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (02:26) 15 Id Still Want You (02:59) 16 Im Sorry for You, My Friend (02:43) 17 Honky Tonk Blues (02:12) 18 Half as Much (02:43) 19 Jambalay (On the Bayou) (02:54) 20 You Win Again (02:36) 21 Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive (02:26) 22 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:42) 23 I Wont Be Home No More (02:45) |
 | Album: 19 of 37 Title: The Legend Lives Anew Released: 1995 Tracks: 12 Duration: 33:54 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Kaw-Liga (02:48) 2 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:49) 3 A House Without Love (02:55) 4 Wedding Bells (02:59) 5 Im Sorry for You, My Friend (02:46) 6 A Picture From Lifes Other Side (02:54) 7 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 8 You Win Again (02:38) 9 Lets Turn Back the Years (02:26) 10 Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:51) 11 Men With Broken Hearts (03:10) 12 I Dont Care (02:49) |
 | Album: 20 of 37 Title: Legendary Country Singers: Hank Williams Released: 1995 Tracks: 25 Duration: 1:06:39 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Move It On Over (02:45) 2 Mansion on the Hill (02:26) 3 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 4 Lost Highway (02:42) 5 Dear John (02:35) 6 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:38) 7 I Saw The Light (02:44) 8 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 9 Honky Tonk Blues (02:11) 10 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (02:34) 11 I Cant Help It (If Im Still In Love With You) (02:24) 12 Why Don’t You Love Me (02:25) 13 You Win Again (02:37) 14 Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (02:53) 15 Mind Your Own Business (02:55) 16 Hey, Good Lookin (02:55) 17 Honky Tonkin (02:45) 18 Cold Cold Heart (02:44) 19 Wedding Bells (02:55) 20 Kaw-Liga (02:35) 21 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:43) 22 Ill Never Get Out Of This World Alive (02:27) 23 Take These Chains From My Heart (02:38) 24 Ramblin’ Man (03:04) 25 The Log Train (02:22) |
 | Album: 21 of 37 Title: Alone and Forsaken Released: 1995-04-18 Tracks: 18 Duration: 43:12 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Spoken Intro by Matt Johnson (00:46) 2 Alone and Forsaken (02:02) 3 Please Don’t Let Me Love You (02:17) 4 Ramblin’ Man (03:04) 5 Lonesome Whistle (02:28) 6 Lost Highway (02:43) 7 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 8 Cold, Cold Heart (02:45) 9 I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (02:26) 10 Ive Been Down That Road Before (02:58) 11 I Saw the Light (02:44) 12 You Win Again (02:39) 13 Please Make up Your Mind (02:51) 14 Someday You’ll Call My Name (02:13) 15 Ready to Go Home (01:51) 16 Weary Blues From Waitin’ (02:27) 17 I Cant Escape From You (02:16) 18 Angel of Death (01:46) |
 | Album: 22 of 37 Title: Back to Back: Their Greatest Hits Released: 1995-09-01 Tracks: 12 Duration: 30:59 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:40) 2 Mansion on the Hill (02:40) 3 You Win Again (02:56) 4 Kaw-Liga (01:29) 5 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:34) 6 Moanin’ the Blues (02:19) 7 There’s a Tear in My Beer (02:49) 8 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:43) 9 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (02:54) 10 Honky Tonk Blues (02:12) 11 Hey, Good Lookin’ (02:56) 12 Cold, Cold Heart (02:42) |
 | Album: 23 of 37 Title: 20 of Hank Williams Greatest Hits Released: 1997-12-30 Tracks: 20 Duration: 53:33 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:43) 2 Move It on Over (02:46) 3 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 4 Ramblin’ Man (03:04) 5 My Heart Would Know (02:26) 6 Kaw‐Liga (02:35) 7 Cold Cold Heart (02:44) 8 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 9 Honky Tonk Blues (02:12) 10 Honky Tonkin’ (02:45) 11 There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight (02:50) 12 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (02:54) 13 Hey Good Lookin’ (02:55) 14 Window Shopping (02:33) 15 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (02:25) 16 Half as Much (02:44) 17 Why Dont You Love Me (02:25) 18 You Win Again (02:37) 19 Baby, We’re Really in Love (02:35) 20 Take These Chains From My Heart (02:37) |
| 20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits : Allmusic album Review : This set, coming along as it did fairly early in the CD era, provides a very solid look at the genius of Hank Williams and is a fine place to start for anyone looking for an introduction. The price is right, sound is OK, and it has pretty much all of the most important material, and some curiosities as well. Arguably there are omissions, but that would be true in any singe CD overview. In this case, Williams first single, "Six More Miles to the Graveyard," would have been a far better choice than, say, "My Heart Would Know." This one has the poetry, the easy Southern swing, proto-rockabilly, and hillbilly boogie ("Move It One Over" is one such example), and the magic of the voice itself for a fine price. This is a great purchase. | ||
 | Album: 24 of 37 Title: Jambalaya Released: 1998 Tracks: 10 Duration: 22:01 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Go On and Break Your Crazy Heart (02:25) 2 My Main Trial Is Yet to Come (02:03) 3 Log Train (02:17) 4 Ive Been a Fool About You (01:19) 5 I Cant Escape From You (02:39) 6 Wild Side of Life (02:42) 7 Keep It On Your Mind (02:14) 8 No, Not Now (02:06) 9 Jambalaya (02:50) 10 Dear John (01:21) |
 | Album: 25 of 37 Title: The Complete Hank Williams Released: 1998-09-17 Tracks: 225 Duration: 9:31:51 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic Wikipedia AlbumCover | 1 Calling You (02:53) 2 Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door) (02:42) 3 Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul (02:46) 4 When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels (02:49) 5 I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (02:48) 6 My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate) (02:41) 7 Honky Tonkin’ (02:48) 8 Pan American (02:49) 9 Move It on Over (02:46) 10 I Saw the Light (02:44) 11 (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep (02:43) 12 Six More Miles (to the Graveyard) (02:47) 13 Fly Trouble (02:44) 14 I’m Satisfied With You (02:35) 15 On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain (02:53) 16 Rootie Tootie (02:47) 17 I Can’t Get You Off of My Mind (02:52) 18 I’m a Long Gone Daddy (02:51) 19 Honky Tonkin’ (02:45) 20 My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (02:43) 21 The Blues Come Around (02:43) 22 A Mansion on the Hill (02:35) 1 I’ll Be a Bachelor ’Til I Die (02:39) 2 There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight (02:48) 3 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 4 Lost on the River (02:36) 5 I Heard My Mother Praying for Me (02:36) 6 Lost Highway (02:43) 7 May You Never Be Lonely Again (02:51) 8 Dear Brother (02:47) 9 Jesus Remembered Me (02:53) 10 Honky Tonk Blues (02:41) 11 Mind Your Own Business (02:56) 12 You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) (02:58) 13 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy [1] (02:36) 14 Wedding Bells (02:56) 15 I’ve Just Told Mama Goodbye (02:57) 16 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 17 A House Without Love (02:53) 18 I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’ (02:49) 19 My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It [1] (02:05) 20 My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It [2] (02:34) 21 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:38) 22 Why Don’t You Love Me (02:25) 23 Why Should We Try Anymore (02:38) 24 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy [2] (02:32) 1 Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals (03:00) 2 Beyond the Sunset (03:02) 3 The Funeral (03:07) 4 Everything’s Okay (02:52) 5 They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:47) 6 Nobody’s Lonesome for Me (02:31) 7 Moanin’ the Blues (02:24) 8 Help Me Understand (02:58) 9 No, No Joe (02:28) 10 Cold Cold Heart (02:44) 11 Dear John (02:35) 12 Just Waitin’ (02:41) 13 Men With Broken Hearts (03:12) 14 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (02:25) 15 Howlin’ at the Moon (02:43) 16 Hey Good Lookin’ (02:55) 17 My Heart Would Know (02:26) 18 The Pale Horse and His Rider (02:54) 19 A Home in Heaven (02:31) 20 Ramblin’ Man (03:04) 21 Pictures From Life’s Other Side (02:53) 22 I’ve Been Down That Road Before (02:58) 23 I Dreamed About Mama Last Night (03:02) 1 I’d Still Want You (03:00) 2 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (02:28) 3 Crazy Heart (02:29) 4 Half as Much (02:44) 5 I’d Still Want You (2) (02:38) 6 Baby, We’re Really in Love (02:35) 7 I’m Sorry for You My Friend (02:43) 8 Honky Tonk Blues (02:12) 9 Let’s Turn Back the Years (02:24) 10 Window Shopping (02:33) 11 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (02:54) 12 Settin’ the Woods on Fire (02:37) 13 I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive (02:26) 14 You Win Again (02:37) 15 I Won’t Be Home No More (02:45) 16 Be Careful of Stones That You Throw (03:00) 17 Please Make Up Your Mind (02:51) 18 I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (02:47) 19 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:43) 20 Kaw‐Liga (02:35) 21 Take These Chains From My Heart (02:38) 1 Happy Rovin’ Cowboy (02:38) 2 Freight Train Blues (01:17) 3 San Antonio Rose (02:11) 4 I’m Not Coming Home Anymore (02:54) 5 I Ain’t Gonna Love You Any More (01:31) 6 Won’t You Sometimes Think of Me (01:55) 7 Why Should I Cry (01:50) 8 I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay (01:47) 9 I Told a Lie to My Heart (02:18) 10 Mother Is Gone (02:28) 11 In My Dreams You Still Belong to Me (02:21) 12 We’re Getting Closer to the Grave Each Day (02:39) 13 (I’m) Going Home (01:27) 14 Calling You (01:55) 15 Pan American (02:04) 16 Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul (02:30) 17 Honky Tonk Blues (01:59) 18 A Home in Heaven (02:06) 19 You Broke Your Own Heart (02:05) 20 I’m So Tired of It All (02:21) 1 You Caused It All by Telling Lies (01:38) 2 Faded Love and Winter Roses (01:59) 3 Please Don’t Let Me Love You (02:17) 4 There’s No Room in My Heart for the Blues (02:16) 5 I Wish I Had a Nickle (01:45) 6 The Waltz of the Wind (02:09) 7 At the First Fall of Snow (03:13) 8 Leave Me Alone With the Blues (02:18) 9 I’m Free at Last (02:23) 10 Blue Love (in My Heart) (02:06) 11 It Just Don’t Matter Now (02:28) 12 Little Paper Boy (03:04) 13 Someday You’ll Call My Name (02:13) 14 The Battle of Armageddon (02:29) 15 No One Will Ever Know (02:18) 16 With Tears in My Eyes (02:16) 17 Thank God (02:20) 18 Rock My Cradle Once Again (03:05) 19 Don’t Do It, Darling (01:51) 1 Rockin’ Chair Money (02:07) 2 Cool Water (03:46) 3 Tennessee Border (01:54) 4 First Year Blues (02:26) 5 My Main Trial Is Yet to Come (01:59) 6 Wait for the Light to Shine (02:43) 7 We Live in Two Different Worlds (02:00) 8 Roly Poly (02:02) 9 Swing Wide Your Gate of Love (02:23) 10 Dixie Cannonball (02:25) 11 Sundown and Sorrow (01:22) 12 The Devil’s Train (03:00) 13 The Old Home (02:43) 14 Alone and Forsaken (02:01) 15 Heaven Holds All My Treasures (02:30) 16 Lost on the River (02:18) 17 A House of Gold (02:16) 18 Singing Waterfall (02:14) 19 Dear Brother (02:29) 20 ’Neath a Cold Gray Tomb of Stone (02:43) 21 Time Has Proven I Was Wrong (01:18) 22 No, Not Now (02:11) 23 When You’re Tired of Breaking Others Hearts (01:10) 24 Honey, Do You Love Me, Huh (01:14) 1 California Zephyr (01:57) 2 Your Cheatin’ Heart (02:33) 3 You Better Keep It on Your Mind (02:23) 4 How Can You Refuse Him Now (02:37) 5 Low Down Blues (01:17) 6 Ten Little Numbers (01:17) 7 Thy Burdens are Greater Than Mine (03:29) 8 Last Night I Dreamed of Heaven (01:22) 9 I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but Time (02:42) 10 Message to My Mother (04:04) 11 Fool About You (01:24) 12 I’m Going Home (01:53) 13 Jambalaya (on the Bayou) (01:53) 14 Ready to Go Home (01:48) 15 Kaw‐Liga (02:56) 16 I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (02:21) 17 Angel of Death (02:20) 18 All the Love I Ever Had (01:46) 19 We’re Getting Closer to the Grave Each Day (02:09) 20 The Log Train (02:22) 21 How to Write Folk and Western Music to Sell (01:56) 1 There’s a Tear in My Beer (02:49) 2 The Alabama Waltz (01:07) 3 Jesus Died for Me (02:29) 4 A Teardrop on a Rose (02:30) 5 Jesus Is Calling (01:39) 6 Wearin’ Out Your Walking Shoes (01:38) 7 When the Book of Life Is Read (01:26) 8 There’s Nothing as Sweet as My Baby (02:02) 9 (I’m Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing (01:51) 10 I Can’t Escape From You (02:18) 11 Weary Blues From Waitin’ (02:28) 12 Are You Walkin’ and a Talkin’ for the Lord [1] (02:45) 13 If You’ll Be a Baby to Me (00:59) 14 ’Neath a Cold Gray Tomb of Stone (02:52) 15 Lost Highway (04:05) 16 I’m a Long Gone Daddy (05:40) 17 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (03:29) 18 Help Me Understand (07:02) 19 When God Dips His Love in My Heart (02:26) 20 They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (04:36) 21 Are You Walkin’ and a Talkin’ for the Lord [2] (02:17) 22 Honky Tonkin’ (02:16) 23 I Cried Again (03:14) 24 Wild Side of Life (02:57) 25 Something Got a Hold of Me (02:30) 26 Drifting Too Far From the Shore (03:13) 1 Lovesick Blues (03:13) 2 Move It On Over (02:53) 3 Youre Gonna Change (or I’m Gonna Leave) (02:48) 4 I Just Don’t Like This Kind of Livin’ (03:29) 5 Talk With Minnie Pearl [1] (02:56) 6 They’ll Never Take Her Love From Me (01:35) 7 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (03:31) 8 Why Don’t You Love Me (01:44) 9 Talk With Minnie Pearl [2] (03:39) 10 Moanin’ the Blues (03:20) 11 Nobody’s Lonesome for Me (02:32) 12 Dear John (02:09) 13 Hey, Good Lookin’ (02:47) 14 Honky Tonk Blues (01:55) 15 Let the Spirit Descend (02:07) 16 Cold, Cold Heart (02:33) 17 Baby, We’re Really in Love (01:37) 18 The Old Country Church (02:39) 19 A Tramp on the Street (03:50) 20 I’ll Have a New Body (I’ll Have a New Life) (02:27) 21 I Want to Live and Love (02:27) 22 Where the Soul of Man Never Dies (01:50) 23 The Prodigal Son (03:00) 24 I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (02:00) 25 The Apology #2 (02:49) |
| The Complete Hank Williams : Allmusic album Review : Between 1986 and 1987, Mercury launched its first effort to chronicle Hank Williams complete recorded works, releasing a series of eight double albums/single CDs which were later collected as a box set. Both the individual compilations and the box set were pulled from the market in the 90s, clearing the way for The Complete Hank Williams, a ten-disc box set which purported to contain all of Williams recordings. Mercury, however, played it a little loose with their terms, deciding that "complete" covers the studio recordings, demos, and selected live performances, leaving overdubbed tracks and many live cuts (including much of The Health and Happiness Shows, which was released as a separate collection) in the vaults. This is bound to frustrate some collectors, but it makes for a better listen, actually. Instead of piling all the recordings into an impenetrable chronological trawl through Williams recording life, the compilers logically devoted specific discs to the studio sessions, live cuts, and demos. In particular, the studio discs are quite compelling, but for hardcore fans, the previously unheard live performances (including several songs that Williams only performed in concert) are the real treasures. Then again, only hardcore fans will invest in such a lavish, extensive box set as The Complete Hank Williams, and theres little question that theyll be quite pleased with it. | ||
 | Album: 26 of 37 Title: The Legendary Hank Williams Released: 1999 Tracks: 22 Duration: 1:01:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Lovesick Blues (02:46) 2 Move It on Over (02:47) 3 Honky Tonkin’ (02:50) 4 Pan American (02:51) 5 Rootie Tootie (02:47) 6 My Love for You (02:43) 7 I’m a Long Gone Daddy (02:51) 8 I Can’t Get You Off My Mind (02:51) 9 The Blues Come Around (02:42) 10 I Heard You Crying (02:44) 11 Six More Miles (02:47) 12 I Don’t Care (02:49) 13 On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain (02:53) 14 My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (02:45) 15 I’ll Be a Bachelor ’till I Die (02:39) 16 Never Again (02:43) 17 Calling You (02:55) 18 Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul (02:48) 19 I’m Satisfied With You (02:36) 20 A Mansion on the Hill (02:36) 21 Fly Trouble (02:45) 22 I Saw the Light (02:46) |
| The Legendary Hank Williams : Allmusic album Review : When British budget reissue label Prism Leisure came to assemble this Hank Williams compilation in 1999, the label was restricted to using only Williams earliest recordings. European copyright law limits ownership of recordings to 50 years, after which they enter the public domain. Williams began recording in 1946 and died at the start of 1953, so, as of 1999, only his work from 1946-1948 was available to anyone who wanted to reissue it for free. Thus, Prism was able to include the hits "Move It on Over," "Honky Tonkin," "Im a Long Gone Daddy," "Mansion on the Hill," "Lovesick Blues," and "Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)," but the other 16 tracks on the disc were non-hits from early in Williams career. Several of these songs were excellent, of course, particularly "I Saw the Light," which became a country/gospel standard. But the collection did not reflect the breadth of Williams recording career, and with Prisms usual cheap packaging and skimpy, generic liner notes, this album was no competition to the more legitimate compilations of Williams on the market. | ||
 | Album: 27 of 37 Title: Famous Country Music Makers Released: 1999 Tracks: 18 Duration: 44:50 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Intro: Happy Rovin’ Cowboy (00:57) 2 Lovesick Blues (02:47) 3 A Mansion on the Hill (03:00) 4 You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) (02:50) 5 Tramp on the Street (03:43) 6 I’m a Long Gone Daddy (02:34) 7 Lost Hightway (03:06) 8 I’ll Have a New Life (02:12) 9 There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight (02:53) 10 The Prodigal Son (02:32) 11 Pan American (02:47) 12 I Can’t Get You Off My Mind (01:47) 13 Mind Your Own Business (02:31) 14 I’ve Just Told Mama Goodbye (01:51) 15 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:42) 16 Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine (03:34) 17 I Saw the Light (02:14) 18 Close: Sally Goodin (00:43) |
| Famous Country Music Makers : Allmusic album Review : The Hank Williams entry into Castle Pulses Famous Country Music Makers is as solid an introductory "greatest-hits" collection from the honky tonk legend as one could want, boasting enough classics like "Honky Tonkin," "Lovesick Blues," "Hey, Good Lookin," "Your Cheatin Heart," "Im So Lonesome I Could Cry," and "Lost Highway" to warrant repeated listens. However, fans looking for the usual assortment can find these songs on numerous other compilations, making Mercurys 40 Greatest Hits, or better yet, the labels insane, ten-disc Complete Hank Williams a little more attractive. | ||
 | Album: 28 of 37 Title: Move It On Over Released: 1999 Tracks: 35 Duration: 1:30:44 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Lovesick Blues (02:45) 2 A Mansion on the Hill (02:36) 3 I’m a Long Gone Daddy (02:52) 4 Fly Trouble (02:45) 5 On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain (02:53) 6 Rootie Tootie (02:47) 7 I’m Satisfied With You (02:36) 8 I Can’t Get You Off of My Mind (02:52) 9 My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (02:44) 10 The Blues Come Around (02:43) 11 I’ll Be a Bachelor ’til I Die (02:38) 12 There’ll Be No Treardrops Tonight (02:47) 1 Lost on the River (02:37) 2 I Heard My Mother Praying for Me (02:36) 3 Crazy Heart (02:25) 4 Dear John (01:23) 5 My Main Trial Is Yet to Come (02:03) 6 The Log Train (02:17) 7 Fool About You (01:20) 8 I Can’t Escape From You (02:40) 9 The Wild Side of Life (02:42) 10 You Better Keep It on Your Mind (02:14) 11 No, Not Now (02:04) 1 Move It On Over (02:46) 2 I Saw the Light (02:45) 3 Honky Tonkin’ (02:48) 4 Calling You (02:54) 5 Wealth Won’t Save Your Soul (02:47) 6 Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door) (02:43) 7 I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (02:49) 8 When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels (02:51) 9 Pan American (02:50) 10 My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate) (02:42) 11 (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep (02:43) 12 Six More Miles (to the Graveyard) (02:47) |
 | Album: 29 of 37 Title: Live at the Grand Ole Opry Released: 1999 Tracks: 31 Duration: 1:23:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 Lovesick Blues (03:13) 2 Wedding Bells (02:57) 3 Youre Gonna Change (Or Im Gonna Leave) (02:49) 4 Why Dont You Love Me (03:06) 5 Comedy with Hank Williams, Red Foley & Minnie Pearl (02:56) 6 Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me (01:36) 7 Moanin the Blues (02:57) 8 Nobodys Lonesome for Me (02:47) 9 Dear John (02:10) 10 Cold Cold Heart (02:51) 11 Hey Good Lookin (02:48) 12 Honky Tonk Blues (01:56) 13 Let the Spirit Descend (02:08) 14 Baby, Were Really in Love (01:38) 15 Comedy with Hank Williams & Rod Brasfield (04:25) 16 The Old Country Church (02:40) 17 I Cant Help It (If Im Still in Love with You) (02:20) 18 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (03:27) 19 Half as Much (02:44) 20 Window Shopping (03:28) 21 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (03:02) 1 Aunt Jemimas Plaster (02:25) 2 Lead Me to That Rock (01:37) 3 I Just Dont Like This Kind of Livin (03:29) 4 Comedy with Minnie Pearl (04:00) 5 Lord, Im Coming Home (02:20) 6 Oh, You Beautiful Doll (01:20) 7 Comedy with Jamup & Honey (03:27) 8 Lovesick Blues (02:39) 9 You Aint Got No Faith (01:28) 10 Church Music (02:45) |
| Live at the Grand Ole Opry : Allmusic album Review : This two-disc set brings together every extant performance from Hank Williams brief hookup with the Opry. The first disc collects 21 performances, both musical and in the company of Opry comedy regulars Minnie Pearl and Rod Brasfield. To give a sense of how his presence worked in the format of the show, the second disc is a complete Opry broadcast from 1950 with Williams as part of the cast that also features Red Foley, Wally Fowler and the Oak Ridge Quartet (forerunners of todays Oak Ridge Boys), Minnie Pearl, Claude Sharpe and the Old Hickory Singers, and blackface comedians Jamup and Honey. Whether hes singing one of his famous hits or an old gospel favorite, or playing straight man to Brasfield or Pearl, its obvious that here was a performer with personality aplenty, and it comes across on these old acetates with amazing impact. | ||
 | Album: 30 of 37 Title: The Legend Released: 2001 Tracks: 26 Duration: 1:05:26 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Nobodys Lonesome for Me (02:33) 2 Crazy Heart (02:31) 3 The Funeral (03:07) 4 We Live in Two Different Worlds (02:24) 5 When Youre Tired of Breaking Other Hearts (01:29) 6 Wait for the Light to Shine (02:50) 7 Singing Waterfall (02:14) 8 Lost on the River (02:36) 9 I Wont Be Home No More (02:44) 10 Weary Blues From Waitin (02:31) 11 Blue Love (In My Heart) (02:06) 12 The Pale Horse and His Rider (02:56) 13 No No Joe (02:30) 14 Faded Love and Winter Rose (02:03) 15 Theres No Room in My Heart (For the Blues) (02:22) 16 Last Night I Dreamed of Heaven (01:30) 17 I Cant Get You Off My Mind (02:51) 18 I Dont Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (02:48) 19 Dear John (02:35) 20 My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate) (02:41) 21 On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain (02:50) 22 Ill be a Bachelor Till I Die (02:37) 23 Lets Turn Back the Years (02:24) 24 Id Still Want You (02:59) 25 Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door) (02:41) 26 Leave Me Alone With the Blues (02:19) |
 | Album: 31 of 37 Title: I Saw the Light Released: 2001 Tracks: 16 Duration: 44:17 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 I Saw the Light (02:45) 2 Calling You (02:54) 3 Dear Brother (02:47) 4 Wealth Wont Save Your Soul (02:47) 5 (Im Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing (01:51) 6 Message to My Mother (04:04) 7 How Can You Refuse Him Now (02:37) 8 When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels (02:50) 9 Jesus Remembered Me (02:54) 10 A House of Gold (02:16) 11 Thank God (02:20) 12 The Angel of Death (02:23) 13 The Prodigal Son (02:27) 14 Thy Burdens are Greater Than Mine (03:29) 15 A Tramp on the Street (03:39) 16 Ill Have a New Body (Ill Have a New Life) (02:05) |
 | Album: 32 of 37 Title: The Best of Hank Williams Released: 2001-07-25 Tracks: 20 Duration: 55:27 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Jambalaya (02:56) 2 Kaw‐Liga (02:35) 3 I Saw the Light (02:48) 4 Wedding Bells (02:56) 5 My Buckets Got a Hole in It (02:34) 6 Cold Cold Heart (02:47) 7 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 8 I Dont Care (02:50) 9 Pan American (02:50) 10 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:39) 11 Your Cheatin Heart (02:45) 12 A Mantion on the Hill (02:37) 13 Honky Tonk Blues (02:12) 14 Cool Water (03:54) 15 I Cant Help It (02:24) 16 Hey, Good Lookin (02:58) 17 Lovesick Blues (02:45) 18 Take These Chains From My Heart (02:40) 19 Half as Much (02:44) 20 You Win Again (02:37) |
 | Album: 33 of 37 Title: Hillbilly Hero Released: 2002 Tracks: 86 Duration: 4:46:02 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 Calling You (02:58) 2 Never Again (02:45) 3 Wealth Wont Save Your Soul (02:49) 4 When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels (02:49) 5 My Love for You (02:42) 6 I Don’t Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (02:48) 7 Honky Tonkin (02:48) 8 Pan American (02:50) 9 Move It on Over (02:46) 10 I Saw the Light (02:45) 11 (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep (02:43) 12 Six More Miles (02:47) 13 Fly Trouble (02:44) 14 On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain (02:53) 15 Rootie Tootie (02:47) 16 I Can’t Get You Off of My Mind (02:52) 17 Im a Long Gone Daddy (02:51) 18 Honky Tonkin (02:45) 19 My Sweet Love Ain’t Around (02:43) 20 The Blues Come Around (02:43) 21 A Mansion on the Hill (02:36) 22 Ill Be a Bachelor Till I Die (02:38) 23 Lost on the River (02:36) 24 Therell Be No Teardrops Tonight (02:50) 25 I Heard My Mother Praying for Me (02:36) 26 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 1 Lost Highway (02:44) 2 May You Never Be Alone (02:51) 3 Dear Brother (02:47) 4 Jesus Remembered Me (02:54) 5 Mind Your Own Business (02:56) 6 Youre Gonna Change (Or Im Gonna Leave) (02:58) 7 Wedding Bells (02:56) 8 Ive Just Told Mama Goodbye (02:56) 9 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:48) 10 A House Without Love (02:54) 11 I Just Dont Like This Kind of Livin (02:49) 12 My Buckets Got a Hole in It (02:34) 13 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (02:39) 14 Why Dont You Love Me (02:25) 15 Why Should We Try Anymore (02:39) 16 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (02:34) 17 Too Many Parties, Too Many Pals (03:00) 18 Beyond the Sunset (03:01) 19 The Funeral (03:07) 20 Everythings Okay (02:51) 21 Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:46) 22 Nobodys Lonesome for Me (02:32) 23 Moanin the Blues (02:25) 24 Help Me Understand (02:58) 25 No, No Joe (02:28) 26 Cold Cold Heart (02:44) 1 Dear John (02:37) 2 Just Waitin (02:41) 3 Men With Broken Hearts (03:12) 4 I Cant Help It (02:25) 5 Howlin at the Moon (02:45) 6 Hey Good Lookin (02:56) 7 My Heart Would Know (02:26) 8 Ramblin Man (03:04) 9 Pictures From Lifes Other Side (02:52) 10 Ive Been Down That Road Before (02:58) 11 I Dreamed About Mama Last Night (03:02) 12 Id Still Want You (03:00) 13 Lonesome Whistle (02:28) 14 Crazy Heart (02:29) 15 Half as Much (02:44) 16 Baby, Were Really in Love (02:34) 17 Im Sorry for You My Friend (02:43) 18 Honky Tonk Blues (02:14) 19 Wont You Sometimes Think of Me (01:56) 20 Why Should I Cry (01:51) 21 You Broke Your Own Heart (01:39) 22 I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay (01:48) 23 In My Dreams You Still Belong to Me (02:24) 24 I Told a Lie to My Heart (02:19) 25 Singing Waterfall (01:58) 26 Pan American (02:05) 27 Im Goin Home (01:22) 28 A Home in Heaven (01:55) 1 Happy Rovin Cowboy / Mind Your Own Business / Wedding Bells / Cotton Eyed Joe / Ive Just Told Mama Goodbye / Sally Goodin (12:00) 2 Happy Rovin Cowboy / I Cant Get You Off Of My Mind / Im So Lonesome I Could Cry / Fishers Hornpipe / Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine / Sally Goodin (12:17) 3 Happy Rovin Cowboy / Mansion On The Hill / Therell Be No More Teardrops Tonight / Breakdown / The Prodigal Son / Sally Goodin (12:19) 4 Happy Rovin Cowboy / Pan American / Lovesick Blues / Arkansas Traveller / I Saw The Light / Sally Goodin (12:17) 5 Happy Rovin Cowboy / Im A Long Gone Daddy / Im Telling You / Bill Cheatam / When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels / Sally Goodin (11:54) 6 Happy Rovin Cowboy / Lost Highway / I Wanna Live and Love Always / Bile Them Cabbage Down / Ill Have A New Body / Fingers on Fire / Sally Goodin (11:54) |
 | Album: 34 of 37 Title: You Win Again: 26 Original Recordings Released: 2003-01-29 Tracks: 26 Duration: 1:09:30 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 You Win Again (02:37) 2 Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (02:53) 3 Cold Cold Heart (02:44) 4 Hey Good Looking (02:55) 5 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:46) 6 Half as Much (02:43) 7 Lone Gone Lonesome Blues (02:39) 8 My Buckets Got a Hole in It (02:31) 9 My Heart Would Know (02:25) 10 Therell Be No Teardrops Tonight (02:42) 11 I Cant Help It (If Im Still in Love With You) (02:24) 12 (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (02:28) 13 Ramblin Man (03:02) 14 Honky Tonk Blues (02:11) 15 Nobodys Lonesome for Me (02:31) 16 Ill Never Get Out of This World Alive (02:26) 17 My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (02:34) 18 Mind Your Own Business (02:55) 19 Why Dont You Love Me (02:24) 20 Ive Just Told Mama Goodbye (02:55) 21 Wedding Bells (02:54) 22 Lost Highway (02:42) 23 Youre Gonna Change (Or Im Gonna Leave) (02:56) 24 Howlin at the Moon (02:42) 25 Dear John (02:35) 26 Theyll Never Take Her Love From Me (02:45) |
 | Album: 35 of 37 Title: The Hank Williams Story Released: 2003-06-17 Tracks: 83 Duration: 4:03:45 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% AlbumCover | 1 A Background to the Music of Hank Williams (04:24) 2 The Early Years (02:59) 3 Growing Years (02:44) 4 The Beckoning (03:48) 5 Honky-Tonkin! (04:22) 6 Nashville (03:50) 7 The Hayride (04:56) 8 A Nashville Star (03:45) 9 Luke the Drifter (05:10) 10 Hard Times (02:51) 11 The Real Diagnosis (03:43) 12 Strange Behaviour (02:32) 1 Deeper and Deeper (03:21) 2 The Op and the Message (05:46) 3 A Taste of Separation (07:51) 4 Out of Favour (01:45) 5 The Final Effort (04:12) 6 Divorce (02:36) 7 More Recording (02:20) 8 Enter Billie Jean (02:34) 9 Dr Toby (04:37) 10 The Early Death of Hank Williams (03:32) 11 Financial Wrangling (08:32) 1 Calling You (02:53) 2 Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) (02:42) 3 Wealth Wont Save Your Soul (02:47) 4 When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels (02:50) 5 I Dont Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (02:48) 6 My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) (02:42) 7 Pan American (02:49) 8 Move It On Over (02:45) 9 I Saw The Light (02:45) 10 (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep (02:43) 11 Six More Miles (To The Graveyard) (02:47) 12 Fly Trouble (02:44) 13 Im Satisfied With You (02:34) 14 On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain (02:52) 15 Rootie Tootie (02:46) 16 I Cant Get You Off My Mind (02:51) 17 Im A Long Gone Daddy (02:50) 18 Honky Tonkin (02:45) 19 My Sweet Love Aint Around (02:44) 20 The Blues Come Around (02:42) 21 A Mansion On The Hill (02:35) 22 Ill Be A Bachelor Til I Die (02:38) 23 Therell Be No Teardrops Tonight (02:49) 24 Lovesick Blues (02:44) 25 Lost On The River (02:35) 26 I Heard My Mother Praying For Me (02:35) 27 Lost Highway (02:42) 28 Honky Tonk Blues (02:41) 29 Mind Your Own Business (02:53) 1 Wont You Sometimes Think of Me (01:53) 2 Why Should I Cry (01:49) 3 I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay (01:46) 4 I Told A Lie To My Heart (02:17) 5 Mother Is Gone (02:27) 6 In My Dreams You Still Belong To Me (02:21) 7 Were Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day (02:38) 8 (Im) Going Home (01:26) 9 Calling You (01:55) 10 You Caused It All By Telling Lies (01:39) 11 Faded Love And Winter Roses (02:00) 12 Please Dont Let Me Love You (02:16) 13 Theres No Room In My Heart For The Blues (02:16) 14 I Wish I Had A Nickel (01:44) 15 The Waltz Of The Wind (02:08) 16 At The First Fall Of Snow (03:12) 17 Leave Me Alone With The Blues (02:18) 18 Im Free At Last (02:23) 19 Blue Love (In My Heart) (02:01) 20 It Just Dont Matter Now (02:28) 21 Little Paper Boy (03:04) 22 Lovesick Blues (03:12) 23 A Tramp On The Street (03:51) 24 Ill Have A New Body (Ill Have A New Life) (02:27) 25 I Want To Live And Love (02:27) 26 Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies (01:51) 27 The Prodigal Son (02:59) 28 Move It On Over (02:54) 29 Youre Gonna Change (Or Im Gonna Leave) (02:48) 30 The Alabama Waltz (01:07) 31 Jesus Died For Me (02:27) |
 | Album: 36 of 37 Title: Im So Lonesome I Could Cry Released: 2004-07-27 Tracks: 10 Duration: 24:46 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify AlbumCover | 1 Im So Lonesome I Could Cry (02:37) 2 Mind Your Business (02:27) 3 A Mansion on the Hill (02:58) 4 Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine (03:30) 5 Pan American (02:44) 6 When God Comes and Gathers All His Jewels (02:35) 7 I Cant Get You Off My Mind (01:43) 8 Lost Highway (03:03) 9 The Prodigal Son (02:28) 10 Sally Goodin (00:38) |
 | Album: 37 of 37 Title: The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 Released: 2014-05-19 Tracks: 24 Duration: 45:52 Scroll: Up Down Top Bottom 25% 50% 75% Spotify Allmusic AlbumCover | 1 The Garden Spot Jingle (00:30) 2 Lovesick Blues (03:15) 3 A Mansion on the Hill (02:46) 4 Fiddle Tune (00:52) 5 Ive Just Told Mama Goodbye (02:35) 6 Closing / Oh! Susanna (00:53) 7 The Garden Spot Jingle (00:29) 8 Mind Your Own Business (02:32) 9 Lovesick Blues (02:52) 10 Fiddle Tune (00:34) 11 At the First Fall of Snow (03:25) 12 Closing / Oh! Susanna (00:57) 13 The Garden Spot Jingle (00:29) 14 I Cant Get You Off of My Mind (02:41) 15 I Dont Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (02:28) 16 Fiddle Tune (00:35) 17 Farther Along (02:53) 18 Closing / Oh! Susanna (01:18) 19 The Garden Spot Jingle (00:29) 20 Ill Be a Bachelor Til I Die (02:22) 21 Wedding Bells (03:36) 22 Fiddle Tune (00:28) 23 Jesus Remembered Me (02:32) 24 Closing / Oh! Susanna (04:11) |
| The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 : Allmusic album Review : Playing country music was not a glamorous way to make a living in the 40s and 50s, when even the biggest and most celebrated artists in the field were barnstorming at honky tonks and often taking whatever gigs they could get. In 1950, Hank Williams had already scored a handful of country hits and was riding the wave of another with "Lovesick Blues," which would become the success that launched him into major stardom. But when he was offered a fast-money job hosting a radio show sponsored by Garden Spot, a mail-order plant and garden supply company, he wasnt above taking the work. The short-lived Garden Spot series found Williams sitting in with a pickup band at a studio in Nashville, playing hits and C&W; favorites in between pitches for Garden Spot and their products, and the 15-minute shows were shipped to radio stations around the country in the form of transcription discs. For years, it was believed that the Garden Spot transcriptions had been lost for good, but four discs were discovered in the library of a radio station in Creston, Iowa, and for the first time theyve been given commercial release by Omnivore Recordings on The Garden Spot Programs, 1950. These recordings are not as revelatory as the Mothers Best Flour shows, another series of radio broadcasts that finally saw commercial release in 2008; Williams is not performing with his group the Drifting Cowboys, and while the sidemen here are more than competent, they dont mesh with him as well as his road band, and each episode includes a fiddle instrumental that doesnt make much room for Williams or his songs, not to mention the Garden Spot jingle. But despite the off the cuff nature of the recordings and the slightly padded pacing, Williams sounds strong and inspired here; along with several of his own classics, Williams covers a few country and gospel favorites, and his vocals are never less than committed whether hes singing "Bachelor Til I Die," "Farther Along," or "Oh! Susanna," and the cheers from the small studio audience never sound forced. (The audio is also surprisingly good for music rescued from discs over 60 years old.) When the Mothers Best shows finally surfaced, the effect was as if a whole new Hank Williams repertoire had been discovered; in comparison, The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 are like a snapshot, catching a great artist in an unexpected time and place. But this music also testifies to Williams casual brilliance as a performer and as a songwriter, and for fans this is a small but very welcome addition to the mans recorded legacy. | ||