Hank Williams - Rockin' Chair Money

Title: Rockin' Chair Money Artist: Hank Williams Release Date: 4/7/2009 Label: Bear Family Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 790051663629, 4000127166364 Genre: Country Styles: Traditional Country, Honky Tonk Moods: Earthy, Freewheeling, Lively, Melancholy, Organic, Passionate, Plaintive, Reckless, Rollicking, Rousing, Rustic, Swaggering, Yearning, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Bleak, Cathartic, Gritty, Playful, Rambunctious, Sad, Wistful, Earnest, Poignant, Spiritual, Exuberant, Intimate, Somber Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Tennessee Border
2. Swing Wide Your Gate of Love
3. Move It on Over
4. Rootie Tootie
5. I'm a Long Gone Daddy
6. I Saw the Light
7. I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time
8. You Better Keep It on Your Mind
9. Honky Tonkin'
10. Pan American
11. The Blues Come Around
12. Lovesick Blues
13. Mind Your Own Business
14. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
15. Rockin' Chair Money
16. Roly Poly
17. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
18. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
19. Why Don't You Love Me
20. I'm Satisfied with You
21. I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die
22. I Can't Get You Off of My Mind
23. Nobody's Lonesome for Me
24. Fly Trouble
25. Moanin' the Blues
26. Hey, Good Lookin'
27. Half as Much
28. Honky Tonk Blues
29. Jambalaya (On the Bayou)
30. Settin' the Woods on Fire
31. Kaw-Liga
32. Ten Little Numbers
33. Fool About You

Year Type Label Catalog # 2009 CD Bear Family 16636

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Although Hank Williams' position in the country music canon is more than assured, the actual state of his recorded legacy has been a bit of a confusing mess, with countless compilations flooding the market: some contain original singles, some contain glorified demos, some have overdubs -- even whole orchestras -- added, some are radio transcriptions, and some of these, again, have had overdubs added. It's confusing, and it doesn't serve Williams that well at times. He has ended up being one of those recording artists who released as much "new" material after his death (in 1953) as he released before it. MGM was in a bit of a bind when Williams died because they only had maybe five unreleased Williams tracks still left in the bank, but the label quickly discovered the world of radio transcriptions and the many songs Williams had sung live, usually solo with guitar, for the Johnny Fair Syrup radio show. Adding in demos Williams had done as part of his Acuff-Rose publishing deal, MGM had a lot of material to work with, even if the recording quality wasn't always up to snuff. The label began doing overdubs, bringing in Williams' band, the Drifting Cowboys, to fill things out on a number of these recordings. Other times strings were piled on, or electric guitars, which led to a seemingly endless string of Hank Williams collections mixed and matched in a variety of ways. This generous 33-track collection from Bear Family Records wades into all of this and delivers a concise template for the MGM years. Several of Williams' singles are here in the original versions, along with Acuff-Rose demos and Johnny Fair Syrup radio transcriptions. With release dates listed from 1947 to 1961, it illuminates the story of a troubled but brilliant artist and his at times reticent, at other times eager -- and ultimately desperate -- record label. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andreas Merck Photo Scanning Bill Millar Audio Production, Reissue Producer Bob McNett Guitar (Electric) Bob Pinson Discography Bronson Lee Reynolds Bass Buddy Harman Drums Charles "Indian Chuck" Wright Bass Chet Atkins Guitar Christian Zwarg Mastering, Remastering Clyde Baum Mandolin Colin Escott Discography Dale Potter Fiddle Dave Samuelson Reissue Producer, Liner Notes, Audio Production, Discography, Biographical Information Don Davis & the Nite Owls Guitar (Steel) Don Everly Author Don Helms Guitar (Steel) Eddie Hill Guitar (Rhythm) Ernest Ernie Newton Bass Farris Coursey Drums Floyd Cramer Piano Frank Walker Audio Production, Producer George "Willie" Thall Bass Grady Martin Guitar (Electric) Hank Williams Guitar, Vocals Herman Herron Guitar (Steel) Howard Watts Bass Jack Shook Guitar (Rhythm) James C. Grishaw Guitar (Electric) Jerry Byrd Guitar (Steel) Jerry Rivers Fiddle L.C. Crystal Fiddle Lightning Chance Bass Louis Innis Bass, Guitar (Rhythm) Lum York Bass Otha Dale Lohman Guitar (Steel) Owen Bradley Piano R.A. Andreas Photography, Illustrations Samuel K. "Sammy" Pruett Guitar Tommy Jackson Fiddle