The Best Of - Hank Williams

The songs of Hank Williams Sr. form one of the most bewitching, intoxicating bodies of work in the entirety of Western popular song, country or otherwise. Cold, Cold Heart, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Your Cheating Heart, Moaning The Blues, Jambalaya - undisputed classics one and all, and as potent now as ever they were. It helps, of course, that Williams has a Legend for the Work to prop up against. The quintessential Country & Western Tragedy, the life of Hank Williams provided the blueprint for numerous entertainers to follow - the desperate quest for recognition, the subsequent acclaim and adulation, the personal life in ruins, the addictions and ...  Read the complete review

One of the legendary singers of country music started back at the grand ole opry and made hit after hit and a name for himself in no time which is good as the man didn't live to an old age and left us in the prime of his career. His son Hank, Jr. also sings but in my opinion nothing like his dad. He's okay but Hank, Sr. could melt you with a tune and grab your full attention. Your cheating heart was one of his biggest and most well known hits and many have tried to re-do it but none can compare to the original with a style all his own. A song of sadness yes but sung from the heart. Most songs were of broken love or tragic and most on ...  Read the complete review