Hank Williams - Complete Singles As & Bs 1947-55 (4CD)

Hank Williams was, quite simply, one of the most important artists, as a singer, songwriter and performer, not just in country music but in the entire landscape of American popular music during the post-war decades. Despite the fact that his recording career was restricted to no more than five years, the impact and influence of his music has resonated through country, pop and rock since has tragically early death in 1953 at the age of 29. During that brief career, and also posthumously, he had 35 country chart hits, including no less than eleven No. 1s, including landmark songs like "Lovesick Blues", "Hey Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya", the disturbingly prophetic "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive" and "Your Cheating Heart". He was very much a pioneer of the honky-tonk style which was a key strand of country music during the '40s and beyond, and which he lived out in his tempestuous life, and his songs have been recorded by hosts of artists across the genres down the years. This great value 103-track 4 CD set comprises the A and B sides of all his releases, from his debut on the Sterling label in 1947, and through his years with the MGM label and the posthumous releases up to 1955. It also includes the releases he made under the name of Luke The Drifter. It's a comprehensive overview of his work, and a worthy showcase for a unique talent. Track Listing Disc 1: Calling You Never Again (Will I Knock At Your Door) Wealth Won't Save Your Soul When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) Honky Tonkin' Pan American I Heard You Cryin' In Your Sleep Move It On Over Fly Trouble On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain My Sweet Love Ain't Around Rootie Tootie I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die The Blues Come Around I'm A Long Gone Daddy Six More Miles To The Graveyard I Saw The Light Mansion On The Hill I Can't Get You Off My Mind Lovesick Blues Wedding Bells I've Just Told Mama Goodbye Disc 2: Dear Brother Lost On The River Mind Your Own Business There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight Lost Highway You're Gonna Change My Bucket's Got A Hole In It I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry May You Never Be Alone I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' Beyond The Sunset The Funeral Long Gone Lonesome Blues My Son Calls Another Man Daddy Why Don't You Love Me A House Without Love Too Many Parties And Two Many Pals Everything's O.K. Why Should We Try Any More They'll Never Take Her Love From Me No, No Joe Help Me Understand Jesus Remembered Me I Heard My Mother Prayin' For Me Moanin' The Blues Disc 3: Nobody's Lonesome For Me Dear John Cold, Cold Heart Just Waitin' Men With Broken Hearts Howlin' At The Moon I Can't Help It My Heart Would Know Hey Good Lookin' I've Been Down That Road Before I Dreamed About Mama Last Night (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle Crazy Heart Baby, We're Really In Love I'd Still Want You Ramblin' Man Pictures From Life's Other Side Honky Tonk Blues I'm Sorry For You, My Friend Half As Much Let's Turn Back The Years Jambalaya (On The Bayou) Window Shopping Be Careful Of The Stones That You Throw Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind Settin' The Woods On Fire Disc 4: You Win Again I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You Kaw Liga Your Cheatin' Heart Take These Chains From My Heart I Won't Be Home No More I Can't Escape From You Weary Blues From Waitin' You Better Keep It On Your Mind Low Down Blues How Can You Refuse Him Now A House Of Gold I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time I'm Satisfied With You (I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing The Angel Of Death Please Don't Let Me Love You Faded Love And Winter Roses Message To My Mother Mother Is Gone Alone And Forsaken A Teardrop On A Rose At The First Fall Of Snow Someday You'll Call My Name Thank God The Battle Of Armageddon