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1-CD Digipak with 36-page booklet, 33 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min. On the...more

Various Artists: Hank Williams Connection (CD)

1-CD Digipak with 36-page booklet, 33 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min.

  • On the occasion of Hank Williams' 100th birthday (September 17, 2023), Bear Family Records® dedicates a CD album to one of the greatest icons of U.S. music history, featuring recordings of his idols and some of the best cover versions of his immortal songs.
  • 33 tunes from 1939 - 1969 show what Hank Williams was inspired by - later recordings prove his enormous influence on the international music scene.
  • Famous country music colleagues include Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Faron Young and Hank's son Hank Williams, Jr.
  • Stars like Damita Jo, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, The Delta Rhythm Boys and others are witnesses to the great impact of Hank Williams' music across genre boundaries.
  • Rarities in fantastic sound quality, including a live recording by Bobby Helms released on CD for the first time.
  • The 36-page color booklet tells the story on the subject, written by renowned music journalist Bill Dahl, plus many photos and memorabilia, at times rare!

King of Country

Along with Johnny Cash, Hank Williams is considered the most influential artist in country music. With few exceptions, he wrote his own songs during a career that lasted only six years, songs full of poetry, emotion and (self-)experience. His songs not only became classics, they are cult!

Almost every important country musician has covered his songs. The selection was difficult. But we are sure that with this compilation in his anniversary year 2023 we will make visible the incredible impact of Hank Williams in the history of popular music.

Honky Tonkin' 

Opening the compilation is Hank Williams, Jr. with Calling You, a track Hank Senior recorded in 1946. The list of classics that Hank Williams recorded during his short career is long. Whether it's Jambalaya, Your Cheatin' Heart, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Move It On Over or Honky Tonkin', you know them all because they became indelible earworms. 

It is especially interesting that Hank Williams also influenced musicians working in other styles. This is proven here with recordings of great artists like Bill Darnel, Richard Hayes, Ray Charles, Damita Jo, Louis Armstrong, Ronnie Hawkins, a.m.o. of the genres jazz, blues and rock ‘n’ roll. 

Hank Williams was often heralded as the 'Lovesick Blues Boy' in his day, so the original Lovesick Blues (one of the few songs Hank covered) by Rex Griffin is not to be missed! 

The CD comes with a 36-page color booklet that includes the background story, written by Chicago music journalist Bill Dahl, and a wealth of illustrations.

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  • Album titlle: Hank Williams Connection (CD)

  • Genre Country

  • Label Bear Family Records

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  • Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
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  • EAN: 4000127177063

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Various - Hank Williams Connection (CD) CD 1
01Calling YouHank Williams, Jr.
02Alone And ForsakenBill Darnell
03Honky Tonkin'Audrey Williams
04Move It On OverRichard Hayes
05I Saw The LightRose Maddox
06Rootie TootiePee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys
07I'm A Long Gone Daddy (live at Tex Ritter's 'Ranch Party')Bobby Helms
08I Can't Get You Off My MindDelbert Barker
09Lovesick BluesRex Griffin
10Lost HighwaySkeets McDonald
11Mind Your Own Business (live – Radio Broadcast, Banff, Alberta, Canada)Ted Daigle
12You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)Steve Bledsoe
13I'm So Lonesome I Could CryJohnny Cash
14I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Lovin'Johnny Horton
15My Bucket's Got A Hole In ItT. Texas Tyler
16Long Gone Lonesome BluesMarty Robbins
17Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)Rusty & Doug Kershaw
18Nobody's Lonseome For MeDelbert Barker
19Moanin' The BluesMarvin Rainwater
20Cold, Cold HeartLouis Armstrong
21Dear John (I've Sent Your Saddle Home)Skeets McDonald
22I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)Johnny Tillotson
23Hey Good Lookin'The Spotnicks
24Ramblin' ManRonnie Hawkins
25I Heard That Lonesome WhistleHank Snow
26Baby We're Really In LoveDon Gibson
27Half As MuchTennessee Ernie Ford
28JambalayaDamita Jo
29Settin' The Woods On FireJo Stafford and Frankie Laine
30I'll Never Get Out Of This World AliveThe Delta Rhythm Boys
31Your Cheatin' HeartFaron Young
32Kaw-LigaRusty & Doug Kershaw
33Take These Chains From My HeartRay Charles
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Customer evaluation for "Hank Williams Connection (CD)"
5 Dec 2023

The booklet is nice with lots of pictures and good text.

While there is a much larger selection that made the charts, I still think the selection on the album is good and shows that Hank's music made it to all parts of the music world. My favorites include Hank Jr, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, Damita Jo, Ronnie Hawkins and Delbert Barker.

26 Nov 2023

Adäquates Geburtstagsgeschenk

"Hank Wiiliams – »Der erste 'böse Junge' der populären Musik sozusagen, wenn man die alten Blueser und Jazzer mal außen vorlässt«, schrieb Kollege Markus vor etwa fünf Jahren in seinem Review zu Sun Shines On Hank Williams, einem Album welches wie das vorliegende vom Label Bear Family aufgelegt wurde. Weiß der Geier, aus welchen Kellern die 'Bärenfamilie' das tolle Ohrenfutter immer herholt, auf jeden Fall bietet die zur Rezension stehende Kompilation so manche Perle.

Allerdings hören wir Hank nicht selbst, denn der Untertitel der Scheibe lautet "33 Roots And Covers Of Hank Williams" und über diese 33 Nummern gibt es ein 36-seitiges Booklet, in dem der Chicagoer Musikjournalist Bill Dahl dermaßen starke Informationen zu den Titeln und Musikern bereit stellt, sodass man ohne Übertreibung von Begleitliteratur sprechen kann.

Und die hat er verdient, denn wenn man von Countrymusik spricht, kommt man nicht umhin, den Namen Hank Williams zu nennen. Seine eigene Karriere dauerte zwar nur sechs Jahre, aber seine Musik prägte Heerscharen von Musikern – nicht nur aus dem Countryumfeld. Hank, der auch ein begnadeter Songwriter war, wird vom Rolling Stone in der Liste der "100 größten Sänger aller Zeiten" auf Rang 27 geführt und bei den "100 größten Songwriter aller Zeiten" steht er gar auf Platz 13. Da sich im Herbst dieses Jahres sein Geburtstag zum 100sten mal jährt, hat sich Bear Family Records zu vorliegender Kompilation entschlossen, um an den Mann der auch Weisheiten wie »No matter how I struggle and strive, I’ll never get out of this world alive" von sich geben konnte, zu erinnern.

Den Reigen der "33 Roots And Covers Of Hank Williams" eröffnet ein Williams und zwar Hank Williams, Jr., der Sohn des Geehrten mit "Calling You". Und analog zum Songnamen wirkt es in der Tat so, dass auch viele dem Ruf gefolgt sind, um auf der CD mitzuwirken. Die Auswahl des Labels ist äußerst abwechslungsreich – wie auch die Bandbreite derjenigen, die von Hank beeinflusst wurden, oder die Hank selbst als Vorbild dienten. Dass neben Hank Williams, Jr. auch des Meisters (erste) Frau Audrey Williams zu hören ist, wird sicher Niemanden verwundern. Audrey begann ihre Karriere zwar an der Seite ihres Mannes, war es aber bald leid in seinem Schatten zu stehen und so dauerte es auch nicht lange, bis sie ihre Solokarriere startete. Neben gelegentlichem Gesang, spielte sie Bass in Hanks Band und ersetzte auch quasi Hanks Mutter als Managerin. In dieser Funktion fuhr sie mit ihrem Ehemann nach Nashville, um dort den Verleger Fred Rose zu treffen. Dieses Meeting war Auslöser für zwei Singles, die Hank für Sterling Records aufnahm: "Never Again" und "Honky Tonkin'" im Februar 1947. Danach wurde Fred Rose Hanks Manager und Produzent, Audrey startete solo durch und hier hören wir sie nun mit besagtem "Honky Tonkin'".

Schaut man sich die Liste der Interpreten auf dem Tonträger an, so wird man über Namen wie Johnny Cash, Hank Snow, ('GrandmotherOf Rockabilly') Rose Maddox, Pee Wee King (der Vater des "Tennessee Waltz", Bobby Helms (dessen "Jingle Bells Rock" wir zu bestimmter Zeit gerne hören), Rex Griffin, T. Texas Tyler, Don Gibson ("Oh Lonesome Me" kennen wir doch alle) sicher nicht erstaunt sein. Es sind aber auch Musiker dabei, die man jetzt nicht unbedingt im Umfeld einer Country-Ikone vermuten würde. Jazz, Rock’n’Roll und auch Blues sind die Gefilde einiger Künstler auf dieser Platte. Zu Louis Armstrong, oder Ray Charles muss an dieser Stelle nichts weiter gesagt werden, denke ich. Die beiden Männer gehören quasi zum Standardrepertoire eines jeden Plattenregales. Aus dem R&B kommt Damita Jo, die hier Hanks "Jambalaya" (gibt es jemanden, der dieses Stück nicht kennt?) zum Besten gibt. Und dann ist da auch noch ein gewisser Ronnie Hawkins im Billing, der mit seiner Band The Hawks den Gassenhauer "Mary Lou" schrieb, Apropos Band, Mitglieder der Hawks machten sich selbstständig und wurden The Band.

Aber das ist eine andere Geschichte. Wir gratulieren Hank Williams zum 100sten und Bear Family zum adäquaten Geburtstagsgeschenk."

Ulli Heiser, Rocktimes

13 Nov 2023

A very nice compilation

As always - here was somebody at Bear Family who really worked hard to make a real compilation about the music of Hank Williams and I am really impressed! I never expected that Richard Hayes could do such a great version of 'Move It On Over' which is really fantastic to jive to by the way ... Thanks Bear Family from a big fan of your 'Connection Series'

10 Nov 2023

I Can't Get You Out Off My Mind

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Tracklist
Various - Hank Williams Connection (CD) CD 1
01 Calling You
02 Alone And Forsaken
03 Honky Tonkin'
04 Move It On Over
05 I Saw The Light
06 Rootie Tootie
07 I'm A Long Gone Daddy (live at Tex Ritter's 'Ranch Party')
08 I Can't Get You Off My Mind
09 Lovesick Blues
10 Lost Highway
11 Mind Your Own Business (live – Radio Broadcast, Banff, Alberta, Canada)
12 You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
13 I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
14 I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Lovin'
15 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
16 Long Gone Lonesome Blues
17 Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)
18 Nobody's Lonseome For Me
19 Moanin' The Blues
20 Cold, Cold Heart
21 Dear John (I've Sent Your Saddle Home)
22 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
23 Hey Good Lookin'
24 Ramblin' Man
25 I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
26 Baby We're Really In Love
27 Half As Much
28 Jambalaya
29 Settin' The Woods On Fire
30 I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
31 Your Cheatin' Heart
32 Kaw-Liga
33 Take These Chains From My Heart