The Hank Williams Collection: 33 Roots and Covers of Hank Williams

by Various Artists

Along with Johnny Cash, Hank Williams is considered the most influential artist in country music. With few exceptions, he wrote his own songs during a career that lasted only six years, songs full of poetry, emotion and (self-)experience. His songs not only became classics, they are cult! Almost every important country musician has covered his songs. The selection was difficult. But we are sure that with this compilation in his anniversary year 2023 we will make visible the incredible impact of Hank Williams in the history of popular music. Opening the compilation is Hank Williams, Jr. with Calling You, a track Hank Senior recorded in 1946. The list of classics that Hank Williams recorded during his short career is long. Whether it's Jambalaya, Your Cheatin' Heart, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Move It On Over or Honky Tonkin', you know them all because they became indelible earworms. It is especially interesting that Hank Williams also influenced musicians working in other styles.