King Of Country Pt V
* Hank Williams: Theme Song (1.5 mb) | Next Sunday Darling Is My Birthday (7.5 mb) | Old Joe Clark (instrumental) (2.5 mb) | Deck Of Cards (9.5 mb)
From The Complete Mother’s Best Transcriptions : Vol 07
I realized that it’s been awhile since we’ve been blessed with the sounds of Hank Williams, so, I’ve decided to post another installation of the Mother’s Best shows (look here). These were performed by Hank Williams every day at 7:15 AM in the ’50’s. This one has a weirdo last song, Deck Of Cards that veers off into numerology and God. It’s pretty bad ass. As before, the recordings are definitely in rough shape, especially the Theme Song on this show. But if you can listen past the noise, you’ll hear some amazing country from the King himself.
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Cowboy Pete said,
August 25, 2007 @ 6:49 am
Despite what some might say, the late 40’s/early 50’s must’ve been a damn exciting time to be alive. I have relatives who were around back then, and they knew - even then - that Hank was The Best of the Best. Also, I know that T. Texas Tyler’s recording of “Deck of Cards” was one of the biggest records of 1948 - recitations (esp. the creepy ones) were a tradition that went down kicking and screaming. And, everything Hank Williams wrote and/or recorded is newer now than it was then, and we should be hearing more of it everywhere in all of its forms. Thank You.
Don said,
September 19, 2007 @ 1:44 am
Where did you find (more specifically, where can I find) these recordings? My father-in-law would love this stuff. Amazing. And I agree with Cowboy Pete.