Various Artists - The Lost Notebooks Of Hank Williams [2011]
Egyptian/CMF/Columbia
88697 09010 2
2011
Tracklist :
01. Alan Jackson - You've Been Lonesome, Too
02. Bob Dylan - The Love That Faded
03. Norah Jones - How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?
04. Jack White - You Know That I Know
05. Lucinda Williams - I'm So Happy I Found You
06. Vince Gill & Rodney Crowell - I Hope You Shed A Million Tears
07. Patty Loveless - You're Through Fooling Me
08. Levon Helm - You'll Never Again Be Mine
09. Holly Williams - Blue Is My Heart
10. Jakob Dylan - Oh, Mama, Come Home
11. Sheryl Crow - Angel Mine
12. Merle Haggard - The Sermon On The Mount
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Created from writings left behind by country music's "lovesick blues boy," The Lost Notebooks Of
Hank Williams premieres the first-ever performances of 12 previously unheard Hank Williams lyric
compositions newly set to music by 13 artists whose own sensibilities have been profoundly shaped
by Williams.
The Lost Notebooks Of Hank Williams project began with the idea of finding a well-known artist,
one who felt Hank's inspiration and influence, to record an album's worth of the unheard songs.
After veteran music industry manager/A&R executive Mary Martin approached Bob Dylan, a natural
first choice for the endeavor, the project evolved into a multi-artist tribute providing a variety
of sympathetic approaches to this rich mysterious material. Other artists appearing on the album
include Jack White, Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams, Alan Jackson and many more.
When Hank Williams died, at the age of 29, in the back of his Cadillac sometime early morning on
New Year's Day 1953, he left behind a scuffed, embroidered brown leather briefcase, which he used
to carry bound notebooks, among other items, darkening their pages with lyrics and song ideas.
Some were fully finished, some just started.
The odyssey of Hank Williams' notebooks is recounted in the album's liner notes, penned by Michael
McCall from the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, who observes, "The history of Hank's notebooks
is as complex as the legend himself. Yet, in the end, what matters most are the songs, and these new
works rise from the ether with ghostly relevance. As with his many standards, these new recordings
tap straight into the soul of man. This is songwriting at its most artful and most powerful."
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Ripped with :
EAC 1.0b3
Secure Mode
Test & Copy
Flac 8
All artwork is also included
in 600 dpi scans in PNG
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