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“Hank Williams IV is nothing more than a stage name,” Ricky insists. “My real name is Ricky Fitzgerald as everyone knows.” Most every time Ricky introduces himself, whether on stage, in a video, etc., he uses both names, Hank Williams IV and Ricky Fitzgerald. “Ever since my first performance, it stuck with me.
And also, there's a superb Japanese box set of Hank if you can find it, which has a comprehensive selection of Hank. This set has these recordings as originally issued by MGM, meaning some later records will have drum/rhythm instrument overdubs, but no string overdubs. The MGM recordings in mono are best as first released by MGM.
Hank Williams - Hank Williams: Mother's Best Plus Collection (15CD/1DVD) - Amazon.com Music and it wouldn't hurt to get: Hank Williams Sr, Hank Williams - Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits - Amazon.com Music plus these two books: Hank Williams: Snapshots From The Lost Highway: Colin Escott, Kira Florita, Rick Bragg: 9780306810527: Amazon.com: Books
Something I discovered from the recent PBS Country Music special was that Hank's 1947 Move it On Over just might be the very first Rock n Roll song. For the longest time, I thought it was Ike Turner's 1951 Rocket 88 (credited to Jackie Brenston). Bill Haley's 1955 Rock Around the Clock is just a pale imitation of the Hank Williams song.
These days, my ears prefer Lefty and Ralph Stanley - largely because I overplayed Hank when I was younger. But Hank’s great humor paired with his ability to convey loneliness in songs are so strong This is probably old news to most folks on this thread, but there’s a diner in Bristol, TN that some claim was the last stop on Hank’s last ride.
All of the undubbed session recordings are there, and all of the undubbed and overdubbed non-session recordings issued as singles and on LPs from 1953 through 1960. The 11th LP is Hank Williams on Stage, volume 2, a collection of overdubbed Health and Happiness recordings and five overdubbed studio recordings. 157 tracks for a total of 411 minutes.
This is the video for Tear In My Beer featuring Hank Williams Jr. dueting with his father Hank Williams Sr. I always thought it was a really cool use of technology to do something that was really different at the time (1989).
We really should "volunteer" Steve to get this record recorded on new tape and also digitized to preserve it. It looks like a 78 and there is only one song per side. Looks to be the only copy in the world, and in the hands of Hank Williams III. It would be a tragedy if it broke. It features "Mother's Side by Me" and "Lonely Mound of Clay".
It's no surprise that there was a flurry of tribute/memorial songs to Hank in 1953/54. The most noteworthy is probably Jimmie Logsdon's double-sider "The Death of Hank Williams" b/w "Hank Williams Sings the Blues No More." It's an uncanny reproduction of Hank & His Drifting Cowboys' sound.
1. Jambalay (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys 2. Birmingham Bounce - Red Foley 3. Looking Back To See - Justin Tubb with Goldie Hill 4. Slowly - Webb Pierce 5. I Fall To Pieces - Patsy Cline 6. Engine Engine #9 - Roger Miller 7. The Image Of Me - Conway Twitty 8. Woman Of The World (Leave My World Alone) - Loretta Lynn 9.