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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1Introduction (Acetate 27: Show 154, October 1951)
Hank Williams0:55
2California Zephyr
live recording of:
California Zephyr
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
Hank Williams4:43
3Down Yonder
live recording of:
Down Yonder
lyricist and composer:
L. Wolfe Gilbert
Jerry Rivers & The Drifting Cowboys2:20
4Softly and Tenderly
live recording of:
Softly and Tenderly (Praise Hymn)
lyricist and composer:
William L. Thompson
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), James Hendricks and Will Lamartine Thompson
Hank Williams4:39
5Closing
Hank Williams1:17
6Introduction (Acetate 27: Show 155, Fall 1951)
Hank Williams0:55
7Lonesome Whistle
live recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
lyricist, writer and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI)), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
Hank Williams4:02
8Roadside Rag
live recording of:
Roadside Rag
composer:
Bill Boyd (Western singer) and Andy Schroeder (country songwriter)
Don Helms & The Drifting Cowboys2:28
9I Am Bound for the Promised Land
live recording of:
Bound for the Promised Land (major-key arrangement)
lyricist:
Samuel Stennett (in 1787)
composer:
Samuel Stennett and Matilda Durham (in 1835)
Hank Williams4:10
10Closing (Acetate 27: Show 155, Fall 1951)
Hank Williams1:37
11Introduction (Show 156, Probably Fall 1951)
Hank Williams1:04
12Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
live cover recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
recording of:
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
lyricist and composer:
Scott Wiseman (in 1945)
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Duchess Music Corporation, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Leeds Music Ltd. (in 1982)
Hank Williams5:17
13Sally Goodin
live recording of:
Sally Goodin’
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 739)
Jerry Rivers & The Drifting Cowboys2:32
14When the Saints Go Marchin' In
live recording of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13983)
version of:
When the Saints Go Marching In
Hank Williams3:37
15Closing (Show 156, Probably Fall 1951)
Hank Williams1:52
16Introduction (Show 157, Probably Fall 1951)
Hank Williams0:54
17Hey, Good Lookin'
live recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Hank Williams5:05
18Silver Bell
live recording of:
Silver Bell (1910 song usually performed as an instrumental)
lyricist:
Edward Madden (in 1910)
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer) (in 1910)
previously attributed to:
Mel Stark (songwriter) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
The Drifting Cowboys2:37
19I'm Gonna Sing
live recording of:
(I’m Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-01-24)
Hank Williams3:14
20Turkey in the Straw
live recording of:
Turkey in the Straw
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Jerry Rivers & The Drifting Cowboys1:00
21Closing (Show 157, Probably Fall 1951)
Hank Williams1:21
22Introduction (Show 158, Fall 1951)
Hank Williams1:00
23I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
live recording of:
I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) (in 1951-10)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-04-25)
Hank Williams4:58
24Dance All Night
live recording of:
Dance All Night (in 1951-10)
composer:
Don Helms and Jerry Rivers
Jerry Rivers & The Drifting Cowboys1:59
25Oh, Those Tombs (Lonely Tombs)
recording of:
Oh Those Tombs (in 1951-10)
lyricist and composer:
William Golden
Hank Williams4:36
26Closing (Show 158, Fall 1951)
Hank Williams1:35
27Introduction (Show 157 - Incomplete)
Hank Williams1:15
28Crazy Heart (Incomplete)
live recording of:
Crazy Heart (in 1951-10)
writer:
Maurice Fisher Murray and Fred Rose (songwriter)
publisher:
Milene Music. Inc (ASCAP) (on 1951-10-30)
Hank Williams1:03
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