Cold Cold Heart/Jambalaya/You Win Again/Kaw-Liga/Take These Chains From My Heart/There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight/Settin’ The Woods On Fire/Your Cheatin’ Heart/Hey Good Lookin’/Honky Tonkin’/I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)/Why Don’t You Love Me/I’m So Lonesome I Could Try/Half As Much
A selection of some of the best songs from Hank Williams, who is considered to be the greatest country singer ever. A gifted songwriter, his tunes have been recorded by many artists.
“Whether this collection is the greatest hits or not will depend on the listener, but for anyone with even the slightest curiosity about country music, its essential listening. Hank was a landmark of the genre, and to hear him is to understand how country could change from rural to urban. Essential listening for everyone.”
“Hank was a fine singer who ensured his place in popular music history by the exceptional quality of his songwriting. His songs were often recorded by pop singers of the time and this practice has continued ever since. He rarely recorded covers - so rarely that the ones he did record are often thought of as his own songs anyway.”
“A celebration of the music of this true American original. His lyrics will move you and his vocals will haunt you. Listen carefully to these tunes and you will come to appreciate what a truly remarkable talent this man was.”
“A great compilation of classic hits that are guaranteed to bring back memories of a nostalgic past. If true country songs by a country master are what you are looking for, this is it.”
“Music is a mechanism for delivering feeling, and Williams excelled at that. His work is open and accessible and he worked with the music, and the concerns of ordinary people. Of course, he also wrote most of his own songs, and few have written better; several have become not just country standards, but popular music standards.”
“One listen and I was hooked. I never heard such honesty, happiness, sorrow, and real life drama laid out so beautifully in any music genre. Hank sang from experience and the heart. He was a true cowboy and I can listen to his wonderful music all day. No matter who you are, there is a Hank Williams song that you can relate to, and which will touch your heart. I can't recommend this highly enough, Hank deserves every star in the universe for these masterpieces.”
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