Hank Williams

Artist:  Hank Williams
Born:  September 17, 1923.  Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama, USA
Died:  January 1, 1953 (Aged 29).  Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA
Genre:  Country, Western, Honky Tonk, Proto-Rockabilly, Folk Blues, Gospel, Traditional Country
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle

Hank Williams was an American Singer and Songwriter from Mount Olive, Butler County, Alabama.  He is one of the most significant and influential American Singers and Songwriters of the 20 Century.  He recorded 35 singles that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers Chart, including 11 that ranked No. 1. such as "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Kaw-Liga","Take These Chains From My Heart", "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Cold Cold Heart", "Moanin' The Blues", "Long Gone Lonesome Blues", 'Lovesick Blues", "Why Don't You Love Me", "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry".  Many artists covered songs of Hank Williams wrote and recorded, he influenced Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan, George Jones, Charley Pride and The Rolling Stones.  He was inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame (1961), The Songwriters Hall Of Fame (1970), and The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (1987).

Title:   Only Mother's Best  (Box Set Triple Vinyl)  (2020)
Genre:  Country, Western, Honky Tonk, Proto-Rockabilly, Folk Blues, Gospel, Traditional Country
Label:  BMG Rights Management
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side One:

 1.  I'll Sail My Ship Alone
 2.  Where The Old Red River Flows
 3.  Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
 4.  I Am Bound For The Promised Land
 5.  Pins And Needed In My Heart
 6.  Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday

Side Two:

 1.  Low And Lonely
 2.  Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
 3.  Cherokee Boogie
 4.  Just When I Needed You
 5.  The Blind Child's Prayer
 6.  Where He Leads Me, I Will Follow
 7.  At The Cross

LP 2:

Side Three:

 1.  Lonely Tombs (Oh Those Tombs) 
 2.  Dust On The Bible
 3.  I Dreamed That The Great Judgement Morning
 4.  I've Got A One-Way Ticket To The Sky
 5.  When The Fire Comes Down From Heaven
 6.  I'll Fly Away

Side Four:

 1.  I Can't Tell My Heart That
 2.  Deck Of Cards
 3.  I Heard My Savior Calling Me
 4.  Softly And Tenderly
 5.  Precious Lord Take My Hand
 6.  The Funeral/Steal Away

LP 3:

Side Five:

 1.  You Blotted My Happy School Days
 2.  Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet
 3.  Thirty Pieces Of Slver
 4.  Lord Bull Me A Cabin
 5.  Searching For A Soldier's Grave
 6.  That Beautiful Home

Side Six:

 1.  On Top Of Old Smoky 
 2.  I Hang My Head And Cry
 3.  Seaman's Blues
 4.  If I Didn't Love You
 5.  From Jerusalem To Jericho
 6.  When The Saints Go Marching In

Only Mother's Best is the radio recordings in 3-LP Box Set by Hank Williams, on February 21, 2020 by BMG Rights Management, includes "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain", "I'll Fly Away", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You", "When The Saints Go Marching", and more!.