Roy Acuff sings Hank Williams

Roy Acuff | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 15, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000P6R82M
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,868 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hey, Good Lookin'

2. Why Don't You Love Me

3. Mansion On The Hill

4. Your Cheatin' Heart

5. You Win Again

6. Kaw-Liga

7. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

8. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight

9. Cold, Cold Heart

10. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)

11. Take These Chains From My Heart

12. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

13. Bonus Track: They'll Never Take Her Love From Me

14. Bonus Track: I Saw The Light

15. Bonus Track: Lost Highway

16. Bonus Track: Pan American

17. Bonus Track: Lonesome Whistle (previously unreleased)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars For A Legend Paying Tribute to His Disciple, June 24, 2009

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When you have music coming from an artist like Roy Acuff, how can it really be anything BUT five stars? The details are in the 3.5 (?) star review.

3.0 out of 5 stars +1/2 - Reissue of mid-60s Williams tribute LP, August 12, 2007

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Roy Acuff sings Hank Williams (Audio CD)

Originally issued in 1966 on the Hickory label, this tribute to the songs of Hank Williams was something of a corporate family affair. Hickory was the house label of Acuff-Rose publishing, the publisher through which Williams worked. Acuff's hit records of the '40s had been a major influence on Williams' songwriting, and though these latter-day renditions don't match the incendiary pain of Williams' originals, the material fits Acuff to a tee. Fourteen years after Williams' untimely death, Acuff cut a dozen of his songs, with simple arrangements that highlight the lyrics.

Five bonus tracks cherry-pick additional Acuff performances of songs written by or associated closely with Williams. A spare, emotional 1958 recording of Leon Payne's "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me" contrasts with the more sedate later sessions, as does a rousing 1963 take of "I Saw the Light." The closer, 1978's "Lonesome Whistle" is previously unreleased. Wesley Rose's 1966 productions are reproduced in their original wide stereo, and the bonus tracks in a mix of mono (13-14) and stereo (15-17). While there's no substitute for Williams' seminal originals, fans of Acuff and Williams will enjoy the chance to hear these two greats intersect. 3-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2007 hyperbolium dot com]