Hug O309
2011-10-22 09:06:10 UTC
This article taken from RollingStone.com: "The Lost Notebooks of Hank
Williams, a new collection of previously unheard songs by the country
great recorded by artists such as Bob Dylan, Jack White, Norah Jones and
Levon Helm, will be released on October 4th. The set, which will be
issued on Dylan's imprint Egyptian Records, was originally conceived by
veteran A&R executive Mary Martin as a Dylan-centric project, but
eventually evolved into a multi-artist tribute to the late
singer-songwriter.
The songs featured in the set were rescued from notebooks left behind in
a leather briefcase by Williams after he died in 1953 at the age of 29.
The notes contained lyrics and song ideas that were finished by the 13
artists who contributed to the disc. The full story of Williams'
notebooks will be told in the album's liner notes, which were penned by
Michael McCall of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The full
tracklisting for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams is as follows:
Alan Jackson "You've Been Lonesome, Too" Bob Dylan "The Love That Faded"
Norah Jones "How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?" Jack White "You
Know That I Know"
Lucinda Williams "I'm So Happy I Found You" Vince Gill and Rodney
Crowell "I Hope You Shed a Million Tears" Patty Loveless "You're Through
Fooling Me" Levon Helm "You'll Never Again Be Mine"
Holly Williams "Blue Is My Heart"
Jakob Dylan "Oh, Mama, Come Home"
Sheryl Crow "Angel Mine"
Merle Haggard "The Sermon on the Mount"
Williams, a new collection of previously unheard songs by the country
great recorded by artists such as Bob Dylan, Jack White, Norah Jones and
Levon Helm, will be released on October 4th. The set, which will be
issued on Dylan's imprint Egyptian Records, was originally conceived by
veteran A&R executive Mary Martin as a Dylan-centric project, but
eventually evolved into a multi-artist tribute to the late
singer-songwriter.
The songs featured in the set were rescued from notebooks left behind in
a leather briefcase by Williams after he died in 1953 at the age of 29.
The notes contained lyrics and song ideas that were finished by the 13
artists who contributed to the disc. The full story of Williams'
notebooks will be told in the album's liner notes, which were penned by
Michael McCall of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The full
tracklisting for The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams is as follows:
Alan Jackson "You've Been Lonesome, Too" Bob Dylan "The Love That Faded"
Norah Jones "How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?" Jack White "You
Know That I Know"
Lucinda Williams "I'm So Happy I Found You" Vince Gill and Rodney
Crowell "I Hope You Shed a Million Tears" Patty Loveless "You're Through
Fooling Me" Levon Helm "You'll Never Again Be Mine"
Holly Williams "Blue Is My Heart"
Jakob Dylan "Oh, Mama, Come Home"
Sheryl Crow "Angel Mine"
Merle Haggard "The Sermon on the Mount"