The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus!

~ Release by Hank Williams (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Taped at Nashville's WSM radio in 1951, these early-morning broadcasts (each 15 minutes long) reveal a wonderfully relaxed Hank Williams: He jokes around, promotes Mother's Best Flour and delivers spine-tingling performances of both old hymns and classic originals like "Hey, Good Lookin' " and "California Zephyr." In all, 72 radio shows never before released in their entirety, adding up to 18 hours of down-home entertainment. A feast.

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Introduction (For February 21, 1951)
Hank Williams1:29
2Why Should We Try Any More
live recording of:
Why Should We Try Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams5:39
3Low and Lonely
live recording of:
Low and Lonely
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jenkins (songwriter)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1943-01-28)
Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys2:55
4Jesus Died for Me
live recording of:
Jesus Died for Me
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams3:16
5Closing (For February 21, 1951)
Hank Williams1:09
6Introduction (For February 22, 1951)
Hank Williams1:13
7Long Gone Lonesome Blues
live recording of:
Long Gone Lonesome Blues
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1950-03-01)
Hank Williams5:11
8(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep
live recording of:
(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys3:15
9Oh Those Tombs (Lonely Tombs)
live recording of:
Oh Those Tombs
lyricist and composer:
William Golden
Hank Williams3:25
10Turkey in the Straw
live recording of:
Turkey in the Straw
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Jerry Rivers & The Drifting Cowboys0:53
11Closing (For February 22, 1951)
Hank Williams0:59
12Introduction (For February 23, 1951)
Hank Williams1:40
13Dear John
live recording of:
Dear John
writer:
Aubrey Gass and Tex Ritter
Hank Williams5:04
14If You Want Some Lovin'
live recording of:
If You Want Some Lovin’
lyricist and composer:
Joe Bruhl, Ted Johnson (folk musician) and John McSwain (American drummer)
Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys3:04
15I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
live recording of:
I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
lyricist and composer:
Audrey Williams (country singer, wife of Hank Williams)
Hank Williams, Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys3:40
16Closing (For February 23, 1951)
Hank Williams1:39
17Introduction (Acetate 207: Probably February 1951)
Hank Williams1:24
18Moanin' the Blues
live recording of:
Moanin’ the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams4:55
19Honky Tonkin'
live recording of:
Honky Tonkin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
Audrey Williams & The Drifting Cowboys3:28
20I'll Have a New Life
live recording of:
I'll Have a New Life
lyricist and composer:
Luther G. Presley
Hank Williams3:03
21Closing (Acetate 207: Probably February 1951)
Hank Williams1:18
22Introduction (Acetate 204: Early March 1951)
Hank Williams1:07
23Dear John
live recording of:
Dear John
writer:
Aubrey Gass and Tex Ritter
Hank Williams5:13
24Roadside Rag
live recording of:
Roadside Rag
composer:
Bill Boyd (Western singer) and Andy Schroeder (country songwriter)
Don Helms & The Drifting Cowboys2:35
25I'll Fly Away
live recording of:
Fly Away
writer:
Albert E. Brumley
Hank Williams3:11
26Bonaparte's Retreat
live recording of:
Bonaparte’s Retreat
writer:
Pee Wee King and Redd Stewart
publisher:
Hillgreen Music
Jerry Rivers & The Drifting Cowboys1:04
27Closing (Acetate 204: Early March 1951)
Hank Williams1:30
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▶ DVD-Video 16: Hank Williams: The Untold Stories