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Hank Williams Jr Sings Hank Williams Sr

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This was recorded for the soundtrack of the early 60's movie "Your Cheatin' Heart". Hank Jr. was about 14 at the time. That is what makes this such a special, such a great selection of songs. Hank Jr would spend virtually the rest of his life in his famous father's shadow, looking for a way to put his own rebellious spin on the old tunes. But here, he's just a kid imitating his dead father as purely as he can. The results are wonderful. No pretentions of being a hillbilly rocker that dominates his later recordings, just played straight up. Since this was soundtrack material some of the songs are downright corny and overdone, that's ok. There's real innocence in Jr's delivery that overcomes all other complaints. Jr also did a great LP around 1968 called "Songs My Father Left Me". It included the minor hit "Cajun Baby". If you like Hank (either) find it, buy it.

SOME SONGS LIKE "I CANT HELP IT" WERE GREAT...LIKE THE ORGINAL BUT SOME LIKE"YOUR CHEATING HEART" HAD TOO MUCH LATTER YEAR ADD ONS. ALL AROUND GOOD RECORD FOR MUSIC LOVERS BUT NOT PURE ENOUGH HANKFOR THE HARD CORE LIKE ME.

I have the original vinyl LP version of this CD (got it in the mid sixties) , the soundtrack of the movie, Your Cheatin' Heart, so I couldn't wait to hear the CD version. Man, what can I say, I love these songs, and I love Hank Williams Jr's versions - I was introduced to Hank Williams Jr by a school friend (no idea who introduced him to Hank Williams Jr), and did not hear any of Hank Williams Sr's versions until many years later. So, for me Hank Williams was the original (being the first performer of these songs for me - I'm sure you understand what I mean). This is a wonderful selection, which awakens old memories and lots of nostalgia for me - I love this album. As always, when reviewing music, I feel my reasons for giving a high rating seem weak and are not explained in detail - well, sorry about that, but I really love this guy's music and therefore it rates very highly with me - with music, I don't really know how else to vote other than with my emotional reaction.