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Hank Williams’ career was
ief and incendiary. Most of those fortunate enough to have seen him in concert say that he was a captivating performer. Now, sixty years after his passing, and on his 100th birthday, we finally get a sense of Hank Williams onstage, adding another dimension to our scant knowledge of him. Still popular today, he’s a giant in American music.The performances heard here were recorded on acetate discs (meant to be played only once or twice) that were shelved in 1951, and they gradually faded from common memory. In the 1970s the acetates were saved from the trash by a WSM employee and eventually given to Hank’s daughter, Jett. On behalf of the estate, Jett fought an eight-year battle to establish ownership, finally winning the right to release these recordings in partnership with Time Life. It includes genre-defining favourites, “Move It On Over”, “Hey Good Lookin'”, and “Lovesick Blues”.Heavyweight double vinyl produced by BMG Records in 2023.TRACKLISTING:Move It On OverI’m A Long Gone DaddyA Mansion On The HillLovesick BluesWedding BellsMind Your Own BusinessYou’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave)Lost HighwayThere’ll Be No Teardrops TonightI Just Don’t Like This Kind Of Livin’Long Gone Lonesome BluesWhy Don’t You Love MeThey’ll Never Take Her Love From MeWhy Should We Try AnymoreMoanin’ The BluesNobody’s Lonesome For MeCold, Cold HeartDear JohnI Can’t Help It (If I’m Still In Love With You)Hey Good Lookin'(I Heard That) Lonesome WhistleI’m So Lonesome I Could CryJambalaya (On The Bayou)I’ll Fly AwayI Saw The Light