The Hank Williams estate, overseen by his children Jett Williams and Hank Williams, Jr., is making over 200 live performance recordings directly available to movie houses, television production companies, and advertising agencies, where before these rare live recordings had never been accessible for licensing directly from the Estate.
“After years of litigation and tribulation, we can now make these recordings available directly from the Hank Williams Estate, as well as make a decision in a heartbeat,” adds Keith Adkinson, lawyer for the Hank Williams Estate. “This will only allow for a little more Hank out in the entertainment world.”
“I am honored to join my brother Hank Williams, Jr. in making available these original recordings of our dad for multi-media use,” says Jett Williams. “Many experts have said they are better than the MGM masters. You decide–but we can carry on the legacy of my dad with pride.”
“Daddy’s music has lasted decades and is being discovered by a new generation of fans. Not only did he influence country artists, but he also crossed over to influence rock artists,” says Hank Williams Jr. “Today, the Williams legacy continues to endure with the release of these recordings for movies, commercials, documentaries, among others things.”
143 songs from the 1951 radio shows by “Mother’s Best Flour Company” are available, along with 49 other songs, including:
| Happy Rovin’ Cowboy | Wedding Bells |
| Lovesick Blues | Old Joe Clark |
| Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies – Audrey Williams | Sally Goodin’ |
| Happy Rovin’ Cowboy | You’re Gonna Change (Or I’m Gonna Leave) |
| (There’s) Bluebird On Your Windowsill – Audrey Williams | Fire On The Mountain |
| A Tramp On The Street | Sally Goodin’ |
| Happy Rovin’ Cowboy | I’m A Long Gone Daddy |
| I’m Telling You – Audrey Williams | Bill Cheatham |
| When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels | Sally Goodin’ |
| Happy Rovin’ Cowboy | Lost Highway |
| I Want To Live And Love | Bile Them Cabbage Down |
| I’ll Have A New Body (I’ll Have A New Life) | Fingers On Fire |
| Sally Goodin’ | Happy Rovin’ Cowboy |
| A Mansion On The Hill | There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight |
| Wagner | The Prodigal Son |
| Sally Goodin’ | Happy Rovin’ Cowboy |
| Pan American | Lovesick Blues |
| Arkansas Traveler | I Saw The Light |
| Sally Goodin’ | Happy Rovin’ Cowboy |
| Mind Your Own Business | Wedding Bells |
| Cotton-Eyed Joe | I’ve Just Told Mama Goodbye |
| Sally Goodin’ | Happy Rovin’ Cowboy |
| I Can’t Get You Off Of My Mind | I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry |
| Fisherman’s Hornpipe | Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine |
| Sally Goodin’ |
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