Customer Reviews

Hank Williams Complete

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This is a very impressive collection of practically everything written by Hank Williams, and exactly what I needed (with chord diagrams). My only complaint is that there are Hank classics not written by him that are not included in this anthology; such as, "Lovesick Blues", "Settin' The Woods on Fire", and "Half As Much". It also doesn't include Hank's "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle". But it seems EVERYTHING else is here - and it's wonderful this music book was released! (Five Stars if the mentioned songs were included!)

Why oh why does Hal Leonard arbitrarily change the key of songs. Honestly, it doesn't make any sense. Overall the book is fine, but if you plan to strum along with the original recordings you'll have to find yourself another book.

I got this as a gift for my dad, and he loves it. The only downside is that some of Hank's most popular songs are not included because he wasn't the one that wrote them. It is a big collection, though, and can keep your family and friends entertained for hours. I also wish it was spiral-bound to make is easier to keep the music open while playing.

Although the title is "Hank Williams Complete" it is not complete and does not include songs such as "Lost Highway", arguably the second most recorded song Hank wrote, after "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry." Also, the quality of the printing is questionable, about half the songs seem as though they are merely copies made from poor quality old mimeographs. Where this occurs the song notes are difficult to discern.

I think this is a very good book. It is easy to read. I am a avid fan of Hank Williams. There are songs in this book that I had never heard. There are 303 pages in this book. He was a wonderful singer and writer.
He was very talented. I would highly recommend this book. I don't think you will be disappointed with it.

Excellent book for country music fans. Hard to imagine so many songs by one composer and all in the same book.

I brought this book for my husband who loves Hank Williams, and he says it is great it has all the hit songs and has recommended it to some of his friends

I found that most of the songs in this book are in the key of F, and most of Hank's tunes are not played in the key of F on his records. The publishers told me that they don't claim to match the keys of the record and they may have been changed for guitar and piano arrangements, which makes no sense to me. The songs and lyrics appear to be correct otherwise, and I just played along with the records to transpose the keys by hand. It was a pain, but worth it to have an accurate representation of one of the greatest collections of songs of all time.

Great songbook. Lots of good songs ez to read large book, good sheet music chords are shown... just put on the stand and start playing.. have fun!

This book has many, many of Hank's songs. Songs that he wrote as well as just sang. It also includes some songs done with his son Hank, Jr. If you like Hank Williams' songs, you'll want to add this book to your music library.