Hank Williams' career was brief 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, 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.
Disc 1
1. Hank Williams - Introduction (2019 - Remaster)
2. Hank Williams - Where The Old Red River Flows (Acetate Version 206) (2019 - Remaster)
3. Hank Williams - How Can You Refuse Him (2019 - Remaster)
4. Hank Williams - Alabama Waltz (2019 - Remaster)
5. Hank Williams - Lord Build Me A Cabin (2019 - Remaster)
6. Hank Williams - Nobody's Lonesome For Me (Acetate Version 1) (2019 - Remaster)
7. Hank Williams - Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet (Acetate Version 1) (2019 - Remaster)
8. Hank Williams - The Blind Child's Prayer (2019 - Remaster)
9. Hank Williams - When God Dips His Love In My Heart (Acetate Version 1) (2019 - Remaster)
10. Hank Williams - A Mansion On The Hill (2019 - Remaster)
11. Hank Williams - Nobody's Lonesome For Me (Acetate Version 2) (2019 - Remaster)
12. Hank Williams - I'll Have A New Life (Acetate Version 2) (2019 - Remaster)
13. Hank Williams - Everything's Okay (2019 - Remaster)
14. Hank Williams - Mother's Best Theme (2019 - Remaster)
15. Hank Williams & Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys - I Heard My Mother Praying For Me (Acetate Version 4) (2019 - Remaster)
16. Hank Williams - Move It On Over (Acetate Version 3) (2019 - Remaster)
17. Hank Williams - I Saw The Light (Acetate Version 3) (2019 - Remaster)
18. Hank Williams - Seaman's Blues (2019 - Remaster)
19. Hank Williams & Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys - Something Got Hold On Me (2019 - Remaster)
20. Hank Williams - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (2019 - Remaster)
21. Hank Williams - I've Just Told Mama Goodbye (2019 - Remaster)
22. Hank Williams - May You Never Be Alone (Acetate Version 5) (2019 - Remaster)
23. Hank Williams & Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys - Dear Brother (Acetate Version 5) (2019 - Remaster)
24. Hank Williams - They'll Never Take Her Love From Me (2019 - Remaster)
25. Hank Williams - Wait For The Light To Shine (Acetate Version 5) (2019 - Remaster)
Disc 2
1. Hank Williams - Pins and Needles (In My Heart) (2019 - Remaster)
2. Hank Williams & Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys - Heard My Mother Praying For Me (2019 - Remaster)
3. Hank Williams - Cool Water (2019 - Remaster)
4. Hank Williams - Lonely Tombs (Oh Those Tombs) (Acetate Version 7) (2019 - Remaster)
5. Hank Williams - I Just Don't Like This Kind of Living (2019 - Remaster)
6. Hank Williams & Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys - Jesus Remembered Me (2019 - Remaster)
7. Hank Williams - On The Banks Of The Ponchatrain (2019 - Remaster)
8. Hank Williams - Calling You (2019 - Remaster)
9. Hank Williams - My Sweet Love Ain't Around (Acetate Version 8) (2019 - Remaster)
10. Hank Williams - Where The Soul Never Dies (2019 - Remaster)
11. Hank Williams - Mind Your Own Business (Acetate Version 9) (2019 - Remaster)
12. Hank Williams - When God Dips His Love In My Heart (2019 - Remaster)
13. Hank Williams - Cold Cold Heart (Acetate Version 10) (2019 - Remaster)
14. Hank Williams & Jerry Rivers & Cousin Louis Buck & The Drifting Cowboys - Sally Goodin (2019 - Remaster)
15. Hank Williams - Dear John (Acetate Version 10) (2019 - Remaster)
16. Hank Williams & Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys - Something Got Hold of Me (2019 - Remaster)
17. Hank Williams - Move It On Over (Acetate Version 11) (2019 - Remaster)
18. Hank Williams - I'll Have A New Life (Acetate Version 11) (2019 - Remaster)
19. Hank Williams - Faded Love And Winter Roses (Acetate Version 10) (2019 - Remaster)
20. Hank Williams - I Saw The Light (Acetate Version 11) (2019 - Remaster)
21. Hank Williams - At The First Fall Of Snow (2019 - Remaster)
22. Hank Williams - When God Dips His Love In My Heart (Acetate Version 11) (2019 - Remaster)
23. Hank Williams - Wedding Bells (2019 - Remaster)
24. Hank Williams - Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies (Acetate Version 8) (2019 - Remaster)