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The Complete Singles As & Bs 1945-1955
Hank Williams
The Complete Singles As & Bs 1945-1955
Hank Williams
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.
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 4 |
Released | September 9, 2016 |
EAN/UPC | 0824046710422 |
Label | ACROBAT ACQCD7104 |
Genre | Country |
Dimensions | 124 × 143 × 24 mm · 175 g |
Track list
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1. CD
- Calling You (Sterling 201, Mgm 11628) 1947
- Never Again (Will I Knock at Your Door) (Sterling 201, Mgm 1
- Wealth Won't Save Your Soul (Sterling 204) 1947
- When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels (Sterling 204, Mgm 116
- I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) (Sterling 208, Mgm 10
- My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate) (Sterling 208, Mgm 1153
- Honky Tonkin' (Sterling 210) 1947
- Pan American (Sterling 210, Mgm 10226) 1947
- I Heard You Cryin' in Your Sleep (Mgm 10033) 1947
- Move It on over (Mgm 10033) 1947
- Fly Trouble (Mgm 10073) 1947
- On the Banks of the Old Ponchartrain (Mgm 10073) 1947
- My Sweet Love Ain't Around (Mgm 10124) 1948
- Rootie Tootie (Mgm 10124) 1948
- I'll Be a Bachelor Till I Die (Mgm 10171) 1948
- Honky Tonkin' (Mgm 10171) 1948
- The Blues Come Around (Mgm 10212) 1948
- I'm a Long Gone Daddy (Mgm 10212) 1948
- Six More Miles to the Graveyard (Mgm 10271) 1948
- I Saw the Light (Mgm 10271) 1948
- Mansion on the Hill (Mgm 10328) 1948
- I Can't Get You off My Mind (Mgm 10328) 1948
- Lovesick Blues (Mgm 10352) 1949
- Wedding Bells (Mgm 10401) 1949
- I've Just Told Mama Goodbye (Mgm 10401) 1949
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2. CD
- Dear Brother (Mgm 10434) 1949
- Lost on the River (Mgm 10434) 1949
- Mind Your Own Business (Mgm 10461) 1949
- There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (Mgm 10461) 1949
- Lost Highway (Mgm 10506) 1949
- You're Gonna Change (Mgm 10506) 1949
- My Bucket's Got a Hole in It (Mgm 10560) 1949
- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Mgm 10560) 1949
- May You Never Be Alone (Mgm 10609) 1950
- I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin' (Mgm 10609) 1950
- Beyond the Sunset (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm 10630) 1950
- The Funeral (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm 10630) 1950
- Long Gone Lonesome Blues (Mgm 10645) 1950
- My Son Calls Another Man Daddy (Mgm 10645) 1950
- Why Don't You Love Me (Mgm 10696) 1950
- A House Without Love (Mgm 10696) 1950
- Too Many Parties and Two Many Pals (As Luke the Drifter) (M
- Everything's O.k. (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm 10718) 1950
- Why Should We Try Any More (Mgm 10760) 1950
- They'll Never Take Her Love from Me (Mgm 10760) 1950
- No, No Joe (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm 10806) 1950
- Help Me Understand (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm 10806) 1950
- Jesus Remembered Me (Mgm 10813) 1950
- I Heard My Mother Prayin' for Me (Mgm 10813) 1950
- Moanin' the Blues (Mgm 10832) 1950
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3. CD
- Nobody's Lonesome for Me (Mgm 10832) 1950
- Dear John (Mgm 10904) 1951
- Cold, Cold Heart (Mgm 10904) 1951
- Just Waitin' (As Luke the Drifter) Mgm10932) 1951
- Men with Broken Hearts (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm 10932) 19
- Howlin' at the Moon (Mgm 10961) 1951
- I Can't Help It (Mgm 10961) 1951
- My Heart Would Know (Mgm 11000) 1951
- Hey Good Lookin' (Mgm 11000) 1951
- I've Been Down That Road Before (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm
- I Dreamed About Mama Last Night (Mgm 11017) 1951
- (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle (Mgm 11054) 1951
- Crazy Heart (Mgm 11054) 1951
- Baby, We're Really in Love (Mgm 11100) 1951
- I'd Still Want You (Mgm 11100) 1951
- Ramblin' Man (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm 11120, Mgm 11479) 1
- Pictures from Life's Other Side (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm
- Honky Tonk Blues (Mgm 11160) 1952
- I'm Sorry for You, My Friend (Mgm 11160) 1952
- Half As Much (Mgm 11202) 1952
- Let's Turn Back the Years (Mgm 11202) 1952
- Jambalaya (On the Bayou) (Mgm 11283) 1952
- Window Shopping (Mgm 11283) 1952
- Be Careful of the Stones That You Throw (As Luke the Drifte
- Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind (As Luke the Drifter) (Mgm
- Settin' the Woods on Fire (Mgm 11318) 1952
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4. CD
- You Win Again (Mgm 11318) 1952
- I'll Never Get out of This World Alive (Mgm 11366) 1952
- I Could Never Be Ashamed of You (Mgm 11366) 1952
- Kaw Liga (Mgm 11416) 1953
- Your Cheatin' Heart (Mgm 11416) 1953
- Take These Chains from My Heart (Mgm 11479) 1953
- I Won't Be Home No More (Mgm 11533) 1953
- I Can't Escape from You (Mgm 11574) 1953
- Weary Blues from Waitin' (Mgm 11574) 1953
- You Better Keep It on Your Mind (Mgm 11675) 1954
- Low Down Blues (Mgm 11675) 1954
- How Can You Refuse Him Now (Mgm 11707) 1954
- A House of Gold (Mgm 11707) 1954
- I Ain't Got Nothin' but Time (Mgm 11768) 1954
- I'm Satisfied with You (Mgm 11768) 1954
- (I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing (Mgm 11861) 1954
- The Angel of Death (Mgm 11861) 1954
- Please Don't Let Me Love You (Mgm 11928) 1955
- Faded Love and Winter Roses (Mgm 11928) 1955
- Message to My Mother (Mgm 11975) 1955
- Mother is Gone (Mgm 11975) 1955
- Alone and Forsaken (Mgm 12029) 1955
- A Teardrop on a Rose (Mgm 12029) 1955
- At the First Fall of Snow (Mgm 12077) 1955
- Someday You'll Call My Name (Mgm 12077) 1955
- Thank God (Mgm 12127) 1955
- The Battle of Armageddon (Mgm 12127) 1955