This set explores the first seven years of Hank's recording career between 1945 - 1951. By New Year's day 1953 he would be dead. In the interim he managed to record a legacy that remains one of the greatest contributions to country and indeed popular music. His personal life took in two marriages, years of pain with a congenital spine defect, which he sought to alleviate with drink and drugs, all of which he managed to translate into some of the most soulful music ever written, that explored a huge range of human to which any listener could relate. Be it the heartbreak of a broken love affair, or whooping it up on a Saturday night, Hank had the ability to hit it home with a pithy song that went straight to the core of the subject.
Hillbilly Hero - Williams, Hank
Disc 1
1. Calling You 2:54
2. Never Again 2:52
3. Wealth Won't Save Your Soul 2:46
4. When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels 2:49
5. My Love For You 2:40
6. I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) 2:46
7. Honky Tonkin' 2:45
8. Pan American 2:47
9. Move It On Over 2:43
10. I Saw The Light 2:42
11. (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep 2:41
12. Six More Miles 2:44
13. Fly Trouble 2:42
14. On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain 2:50
15. Rootie Tootie 2:44
16. I Can't Get You Off My Mind 2:49
17. I'm A Long Gone Daddy 2:49
18. Honky Tonkin' 2:43
19. My Sweet Love Ain't Around 2:42
20. The Blues Come Around 2:40
21. A Mansion On The Hill 2:33
22. I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die 2:35
23. Lost On The River 2:33
24. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 2:47
25. I Heard My Mother Praying For Me 2:33
26. Lovesick Blues 2:42
Disc 2
1. Lost Highway 2:40
2. May You Never Be Alone 2:48
3. Dear Brother 2:44
4. Jesus Remembered Me 2:51
5. Mind Your Own Business 2:54
6. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) 2:55
7. Wedding Bells 2:53
8. I've Just Told Mama Goodbye 2:54
9. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry 2:45
10. A House Without Love 2:51
11. I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin' 2:46
12. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 2:32
13. Long Gone Lonesome Blues 2:36
14. Why Don't You Love Me 2:23
15. Why Should We Try Anymore 2:36
16. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy 2:32
17. Too Many Parties Too Many Pals 2:58
18. Beyond The Sunset 2:59
19. The Funeral 3:04
20. Everything's Okay 2:49
21. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me 2:43
22. Nobody's Lonesome For Me 2:30
23. Moanin' The Blues 2:22
24. Help Me Understand 2:55
25. No No Joe 2:25
26. Cold Cold Heart 2:42
Disc 3
1. Dear John 2:34
2. Just Waitin' 2:39
3. Men With Broken Hearts 3:09
4. I Can't Help It 2:23
5. Howlin' At The Moon 2:42
6. Hey Good Lookin' 2:53
7. My Heart Would Know 2:24
8. Ramblin' Man 3:01
9. Pictures From Life's Other Side 2:49
10. I've Been Down That Road Before 2:55
11. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night 2:59
12. I'd Still Want You 2:58
13. Lonesome Whistle 2:25
14. Crazy Heart 2:26
15. Half As Much 2:42
16. Baby We're Really In Love 2:31
17. I'm Sorry For You My Friend 2:41
18. Honky Tonk Blues 2:09
19. Won't You Sometimes Think Of Me 1:53
20. Why Should I Cry 1:48
21. You Broke Your Own Heart 1:36
22. I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay 1:46
23. In My Dreams You Still Belong To Me 2:21
24. I Told A Lie To My Heart 2:16
25. Singing Waterfall 1:55
26. Pan American 2:02
27. I'm Goin' Home 1:19
28. A Home In Heaven 1:53
Disc 4
1. Health & Happiness#1 11:56
2. Health & Happiness#2 12:14
3. Health & Happiness#3 12:16
4. Health & Happiness#4 12:15
5. Health & Happiness#5 11:51
6. Health & Happiness#6 11:52
