Hank Williams Revealed Unreleased 3CD $24.95 Time life

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Hank Williams Revealed Unreleased 3CD $24.95 Time life 1951 was a breakthrough year for Hank Williams. He had a string of moderate country hits already under his belt, but the release that year of his version of an old jazz age novelty tune called "Lovesick Blues" suddenly made him a big star. It also meant his touring schedule increased, but he still found time that year to slip into Nashville and prerecord shows for the Mother's Best Flour Company. These good-natured and intimate performances were cut to acetate discs and then played over the air on Nashville's WSM radio station. Brittle, disposable, and made for only a few plays, these acetates were then shelved and forgotten until they were literally rescued from the trash in the '70s by an alert WSM employee. In all, 72 of these shows survived, containing some 143 songs, and this three-disc set is the second installment in Time Life's CD preservation of this amazing treasure trove. The performances are intimate and relaxed, and Williams tackles an amazingly varied set list, singing old mountain ballads, hymns, cowboy tunes, and delivers recitations of parlor poems and other various cautionary tales as well. What emerges is a full, rounded portrait of Williams at his creative and commercial peak. "Lovesick Blues" is here, along with fine versions of "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)," "A Mansion on the Hill," and the Williams-composed gospel classic "I Saw the Light," among others, including a spirited instrumental romp through the old fiddle tune "Eighth of January," which celebrated the British defeat at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815 (Jimmie Driftwood added lyrics to the tune and had a huge hit with the resulting "The Battle of New Orleans" in 1959). That these long-lost recordings are an absolute treasure simply goes without saying. Hank Williams was country music's first modern superstar and that all these years later, we are given several hours of Williams performing in an intimate setting just as he was beginning to break across the nation's radar, is nothing short of a miracle. Tracks Disc: 1 1. Cold, Cold Heart 2. Move It On Over 3. Lonesome Whistle 4. Long Gone Lonesome Blues 5. Hey, Good Lookin' 6. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You) 7. Why Don't You Love Me 8. A Mansion on the Hill 9. Moanin' the Blues 10. I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin' 11. They'll Never Take Her Love from Me 12. Mind Your Own Business 13. Lovesick Blues 14. Nobody's Lonesome for Me 15. Don Helms and Sammy Pruett and the Drifting Cowboys: Twin Guitar Polka 16. Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet 17. Jerry Rivers and the Drifting Cowboys: Eighth of January 18. Closing Theme Disc: 2 1. That Beautiful Home 2. How Can You Refuse Him Now 3. Lord, Build Me a Cabin in Glory 4. Farther Along 5. Calling You 6. I Am Bound for the Promised Land 7. Dear Brother 8. Jesus Died for Me 9. At the Cross 10. Thirty Pieces of Silver 11. Hank & Audrey: Something Got Hold of Me 12. Lovesick Blues 13. My Sweet Love Ain't Around 14. Jerry Rivers and the Drifting Cowboys: Fire on the Mountain 15. I Saw the Light 16. Closing Theme Disc: 3 1. Everything's Okay 2. I've Just Told Mama Goodbye 3. Where the Old Red River Flows 4. Alabama Waltz 5. Faded Love and Winter Roses 6. Deck of Cards 7. Just Waitin' 8. I Hang My Head and Cry Listen 9. Jerry Rivers, Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys: Orange Blossom Special 10. I've Been Down That Road Before 11. Steal Away/The Funeral 12. Lovesick Blues 13. I Dreamed about Mom Last Night 14. Jerry Rivers and the Drifting Cowboys: Black Mountain Rag 15. I Heard My Savior Calling Me 16. Closing Theme Your satisfaction is our goal. Please be sure to let us know if there is any reason we would not rate 5 Star Feedback relative to any purchase from Sound and Vision Planet. International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility. Please check with your ... read more

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