Hank Williams preminuo je 1953. u 29. godini života, no njegova glazba i dalje živi. Najnovije trostruko izdanje donosi dosad neobjavljene i raritetne snimke country legende.
“Hank Williams: The Legend Begins – Rare and Unreleased Recordings” kompilacija je pjesama koju je sastavila kći Jett (rođena 5 dana nakon očeve smrti) i donosi prve pjesme koje je Hank Williams snimio, “Fan It” i “Alexander’s Ragtime Band“. Zanimljivo je što su obje snimljene na ploči od 60 RPM (ne 33, 45 ili 78 kako je bilo uobičajeno), a zbog lošeg stanja za godinu ili dvije bile bi nepovratno izgubljene.
Prisutne su i pjesme iz 1940-tih koje je Jett otkupila od privatnih kolekcionara. Među njima su i “San Antonio Rose”, “St. Louis Blues”, “Greenback Dollar” i “Freight Train.”, a mjesta se našlo i za radijske emisije “Health and Happiness” u kojima je Hank izvodio pjesme koje najčešće nije nikada snimio.
CD 1:
Happy Rovin Cowboy (Theme)
Wedding Bells
Lovesick Blues
Jerry Rivers: Old Joe Clark
Hank & Audrey: Where the Soul Never Dies
Jerry Rivers: Sally Goodin
Happy Rovin Cowboy (Theme)
You re Gonna Change
Audrey Williams: There’s a Bluebird on Your Windowsill
Jerry Rivers: Fire on the Mountain
Tramp on the Street
Jerry Rivers: Sally Goodin
Happy Rovin Cowboy (Theme)
I m a Long Gone Daddy
Audrey Williams: I m Telling You
Jerry Rivers: Bill Cheatham
When God Comes and Gathers
Jerry Rivers: Sally Goodin
Happy Rovin Cowboy (Theme)
Lost Highway
Hank & Audrey: I Want to Live and Love
Jerry Rivers: Bile Dem Cabbage Down
I ll Have a New Life
Bob McNett: Fingers on Fire
Jerry Rivers: Sally Goodin
CD 2:
Happy Rovin Cowboy (Theme)
A Mansion on the Hill
There ll Be No Teardrops Tonight
Jerry Rivers: Tennessee Wagner
The Prodigal Son
Jerry Rivers: Sally Goodin
Happy Rovin Cowboy (Theme)
Pan American
Lovesick Blue
Jerry Rivers: Arkansas Traveler
I Saw the Light
Jerry Rivers: Sally Goodin
Happy Rovin Cowboy (Theme)
Mind Your Own Business
Wedding Bells
Jerry Rivers: Cotton Eyed Joe
I ve Just Told Mama Goodbye
Jerry Rivers: Sally Goodin
Happy Rovin Cowboy (Theme)
I Can t Get You off My Mind
I m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Jerry Rivers: Fisherman s Hornpipe
Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
Jerry Rivers: Sally Goodin
CD 3:
Fan It
Hank Williams & Pee Wee Moultrie: Alexander s Ragtime Band
Freight Train Blues
New San Antonio Rose
St. Louis Blues
Greenback Dollar
Lovesick Blues
Moanin the Blues
Audrey Williams: There’s a Bluebird on Your Windowsill
Hank talks about infantile paralysis
Hank & Audrey: Help Me Understand
When God Dips His Love in My Heart
