Hillbilly Hero [Box set]

Product Description:
UK budget-price box-set for one of the greatest country singer/songwriters who ever lived. Just some of the great songs featured on this set are, 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry', 'Lovesick Blues', 'Hey Good Lookin'' & 'Long Gone Lonesome Blues'. Also included are six Health & Happiness radio transcription recordings from late 1949. The 52 page booklet includes track details, rare photos & this man's remarkable story. Standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. 2002.

Hillbilly Hero,Hank Williams Sr.,Proper Box UK,Box Sets (Audio Only),Country,Country/Bluegrass,Honky Tonk,Pop,Traditional Country

Average customer rating: Thinking Of Ordering Great CD Set! The best boxset ever! almost 5 stars "Swingin' hillbilly boogie singin'"

Hillbilly Hero Hank Williams Sr. Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Country | Imports | Stores | Music Bargain Box Sets | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Take Me Back to Tulsa Hillbilly Boogie Alone with His Guitar Texas Troubadour Beyond the Sunset ASIN: B0000630XB Release Date: 2002-03-18

Tracks:

1. Calling You
2. Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)
3. Wealth Won't Save Your Soul
4. When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels
5. My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate)
6. I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)
7. Honky Tonkin'
8. Pan American
9. Move It on Over
10. I Saw the Light
11. (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep
12. Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)
13. Fly Trouble
14. On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain
15. Rootie Tootie
16. I Can't Get You off of My Mind
17. I'm a Long Gone Daddy
18. Honky Tonkin'
19. My Sweet Love Ain't Around
20. Blues Come Around
21. Mansion on the Hill
22. I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die
23. Lost on the River
24. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
25. I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
26. Lovesick Blues

Tracks:

1. Lost Highway
2. May You Never Be Alone
3. Dear Brother
4. Jesus Remembered Me
5. Mind Your Own Business
6. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
7. Wedding Bells
8. I've Just Told Mama Goodbye
9. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
10. House Without Love
11. I Just Don't Like This Kind of Livin'
12. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
13. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
14. Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?
15. Why Should We Try Anymore
16. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
17. Too Many Parties Too Many Pals
18. Beyond the Sunset
19. Funeral
20. Everything's Okay
21. They'll Never Take Her Love from Me
22. Nobody's Lonesome for Me
23. Moanin' the Blues
24. Help Me Understand
25. No, No Joe
26. Cold, Cold Heart

Tracks:

1. Dear John
2. Just Waitin'
3. Men With Broken Hearts
4. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
5. Howlin' at the Moon
6. Hey, Good Lookin'
7. My Heart Would Know
8. Ramblin' Man
9. Picture from Life's Other Side
10. I've Been Down That Road Before
11. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
12. I'd Still Want You
13. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
14. Crazy Heart
15. Half as Much
16. Baby We're Really in Love
17. I'm Sorry for You, My Friend
18. Honky Tonk Blues
19. Won't You Sometimes Think of Me
20. Why Should I Cry
21. You Broke Your Own Heart
22. I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay
23. In My Dreams You Still Belong to Me
24. I Told a Lie to My Heart
25. Singing Waterfall
26. Pan American
27. I'm Going Home
28. Home in Heaven

Tracks:

1. Happy Rovin' Cowboy/Mind Your Own Business/Wedding Bells/Cotton ...
2. Happy Rovin' Cowboy/I Can't Get You Off of My Mind/I'm So Lonesome ...
3. Happy Rovin' Cowboy/Mansion on the Hill/There'll Be No More ...
4. Happy Rovin' Cowboy/Pan American/Lovesick Blues/Arkansas Traveller (In)
5. Happy Rovin' Cowboy/I'm a Long Gone Daddy/I'm Telling You/Bill Cheatam
6. Happy Rovin' Cowboy/Lost Highway/I Wanna Live and Love Always/Bile ...

Album Description

UK budget-price box-set for one of the greatest country singer/songwriters who ever lived. Just some of the great songs featured on this set are, 'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry', 'Lovesick Blues', 'Hey Good Lookin'' & 'Long Gone Lonesome Blues'. Also included are six Health & Happiness radio transcription recordings from late 1949. The 52 page booklet includes track details, rare photos & this man's remarkable story. Standard jewel cases housed in a slipcase. 2002.

Album Details

Essential Set from Arguably the Greatest Country Singer and Songwriter who Ever Lived. Includes Rare Radio Show Transcriptions and a 52 Page Booklet that Includes Session Details, Rare Photos and a Biography.

Customer Reviews:

Thinking Of Ordering.......2006-07-01

This sounds like a wonderful boxed set. But there are not song samples available with the CD song list, so one cannot hear ahead of time, what the sound quality will be. It would be helpful to have the sample link available. Older recordings can vary so much in sound listenability.
PS (added June 2007)
I did order this, and the sound quality is very excellent.

Great CD Set!.......2005-12-06

The music contained herein is a great overview of Hank Williams' earlier work and includes many hits and many obscure tunes.
If you're a fan of toe-tappin' early country music or if you're a fan of the great Hank Williams Sr., then this set is definitely for you.
The sound quality is very good (although a few of the Health & Happiness show transcriptions are a mite scratchy, as are a couple of other tunes) and there a nice booklet all about Hank and the music.
"Hillbilly Hero" is another fantastic value from the folks at Proper. How they manage to produce such great sets at such a low price is a mystery to me but I hope they never stop.

The best boxset ever! .......2005-02-17

This boxset is better then the expansive Complete Hank Williams set and about 75% cheaper. On 3 cds, each one is over 70 minutes long, you get every song that you need to hear from Hank Williams. The fourth is the Health and Happiness shows, while I didnt prefer those too much-hearing Hank talk is awesome. His voice is so cool and a good live performer. This is a essential set, a might buy for a music lover.

almost 5 stars.......2004-03-28

The only problem with this set is that it does not include some late 1951 or any 1952 recordings. For the price it is still great. However, you will need to pick up some sort of less expensive set to round it off with the great '52 songs. Some pretty big Hank standards were recorded that year, including, Your Cheatin Heart and Take These Chains From My Heart, as well, as many others. If you already have a basic Hank Collection with the big stuff from '52, then this may be the way to go. The Luke the Drifter and Audrey duets seem to throw off the rotation a bit, which is why I will always reccomend Original Singles Collection, which contains all the singles released under the name Hank Williams(all of '52 included)plus, many great unreleased demos on the second half of the thrid disc. You can pick it up used on Amazon for a similar price as this set. Even if you buy it new, it will be worth it.

"Swingin' hillbilly boogie singin'".......2004-03-01

Those who can appreciate the worlds finest singers like Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Edith Piaf, Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby, can also appreciate Hank Williams. Hank Williams swung, I mean he always had a good rhythm section backign him(with a slap bass), and always kept a great tempo, and always sung with that boogie woogie twang. This cd set is a great deal, and a budget price. These are Willaism most essential recordings his earliest stuff, that always did swing. This is definately an essential cd for those who want to hear the roots of rockabilly, or who want to know where Western Swing went afyer the 1940's. Great steel guitar playing throughout, and wonderful swinging and occasioanl yodelling. another thing worth mentioning is Williams being so influenced by emmett Miller, the original artist to have a hit with Lovesick Blues. Buy this cd is it a essential for all who like Western Swing Combos, Rockabilly, Great Singers, and Vintage swinging western music.

Average customer rating:

Hillbilly Hero Hank Williams Manufacturer: Msi Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002B9QRK Release Date: 2002-05-10

Average customer rating:

Move It on over Hank Williams Hillbilly Hero Hank Williams Manufacturer: Proper ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002BH2WG Release Date: 2002-01-01

Tracks:

1. Calling You
2. Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)
3. Wealth Won't Save Your Soul
4. When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels
5. My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate)
6. I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)
7. Honky Tonkin'
8. Pan American
9. Move It on Over
10. I Saw the Light
11. (Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep
12. Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)
13. Fly Trouble
14. On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain
15. Rootie Tootie
16. I Can't Get You off of My Mind
17. I'm a Long Gone Daddy
18. Honky Tonkin'
19. My Sweet Love Ain't Around
20. Blues Come Around
21. Mansion on the Hill
22. I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die
23. Lost on the River
24. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
25. I Heard My Mother Praying for Me
26. Lovesick Blues

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2. Hoppy, Gene and Me
3. Hot Lunch
4. How Big 'A Boy Are Ya?, Vol. 1
5. I'm Little, But I'm Loud: The Little Jimmy Dickens Collection
6. I See It Now
7. In the Mood: Love Songs [Enhanced]
8. Inducted into the Hall of Fame, 1981
9. International Jim Reeves/Good N Country [Import]
10. Jimmie Dale Gilmore

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