Hank Williams - 20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:32
Size: 120.3 MB
Styles: Country
Year: 1990
Art: Front

[2:40] 1. Your Cheatin' Heart
[2:42] 2. Move It On Over
[2:45] 3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
[3:00] 4. Ramblin' Man
[2:24] 5. My Heart Would Know
[2:32] 6. Kaw-Liga
[2:42] 7. Cold, Cold Heart
[2:42] 8. Lovesick Blues
[2:09] 9. Honky Tonk Blues
[2:42] 10. Honky Tonkin'
[2:46] 11. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
[2:51] 12. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
[2:53] 13. Hey, Good Lookin'
[2:31] 14. Window Shopping
[2:22] 15. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
[2:41] 16. Half As Much
[2:22] 17. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used To Do)
[2:34] 18. You Win Again
[2:31] 19. Baby, We're Really In Love
[2:36] 20. Take These Chains From My Heart

This set, coming along as it did fairly early in the CD era, provides a very solid look at the genius of Hank Williams and is a fine place to start for anyone looking for an introduction. The price is right, sound is OK, and it has pretty much all of the most important material, and some curiosities as well. Arguably there are omissions, but that would be true in any singe CD overview. In this case, Williams' first single, "Six More Miles to the Graveyard," would have been a far better choice than, say, "My Heart Would Know." This one has the poetry, the easy Southern swing, proto-rockabilly, and hillbilly boogie ("Move It One Over" is one such example), and the magic of the voice itself for a fine price. This is a great purchase. ~Thom Jurek

20 Of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits

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Various - Dressed In Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash

Bitrate: 320K/s

Time: 50:49

Size: 116.3 MB

Styles: Country, Country-pop

Year: 2002

Art: Front

[2:56] 1. Hank Williams III - Wreck Of The Old '97

[2:38] 2. Robbie Fulks - Cry Cry Cry

[3:09] 3. Rodney Crowell - Ballad Of A Teenage Queen

[3:06] 4. Raul Malo - I Guess Things Happen That Way

[2:16] 5. Chuck Mead - There You Go

[2:27] 6. The Reverend Horton Heat - Get Rhythm

[2:26] 7. Bruce Robison - Pack Up Your Sorrows

[3:46] 8. Billy Burnette - Ring Of Fire

[2:15] 9. Redd Volkaert - Luther Played The Boogie

[2:35] 10. Rosie Flores - Big River

[3:07] 11. James Intveld - Folsom Prison Blues

[2:49] 12. Earl Poole Ball - I Still Miss Someone

[2:41] 13. Damon Bramblett - I'm Gonna Sit On The Porch And Pick On My Old Guitar

[2:51] 14. Dale Watson - I Walk The Line

[3:35] 15. Kenny Vaughan - Train Of Love

[2:07] 16. Eddie Angel - Straight A's In Love

[2:49] 17. Chuck Mead - Jackson

[3:07] 18. Chris Knight - Flesh And Blood

Few artists deserve tribute more than Johnny Cash, and none pose a greater challenge to those who would offer their homage. The problem is that his sound has been pounded so deep into America's soul that it's almost impossible to play his music without lapsing into imitation -- and those who try to avoid that trap can sound a little misguided. Examples of both approaches abound throughout Dressed in Black, though even the bravest performers generally sing to a tack bass rhythm accompanied by those menacing low guitar licks that Cash patented long ago. Some do a pretty good job of evoking Cash, especially James Intveld, whose rendition of "Folsom Prison Blues" comes darn close to the original, and Chuck Mead on "There You Go." Damon Bramblett also has Cash's phrasing down; the fact that his voice is pitched about an octave higher, along with his Maybelle Carter style on guitar, makes "I'm Gonna Sit on the Porch and Pick On My Old Guitar" a special treat. Then there's Billy Burnette, whose playing comes closest to the essence of Cash but whose vocals completely miss the squint-eyed macho quality that "Ring of Fire" requires. Rarest of all are those artists who have found their own voice yet use this format to acknowledge their forebears; none does this more persuasively than Dale Watson, who turns "I Walk the Line" into something both powerful and original -- the ultimate tribute that anyone can pay to the real icons in this business. ~Robert L. Doerschuk

Dressed In Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash

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