More "new" Hank Williams - I'll Sail My Ship Alone
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I'm into the 3rd CD of the new box set Hank Williams: The Unreleased Recordings and loved this little gem the minute I heard it. It was the biggest hit for a country star named Moon Mullican
Hank insisted (in a 3 a.m. phone call) to Jim Denny (Mr. Grand Ole Opry) that Moon be featured on his stage. Moon managed to get on anyway. The two of them toured together. Together, they wrote the more famous song Jambalaya.
Although I've never heard it, the box set says this song was a hit again for Jerry Lee Lewis (during his country phase, I'm sure). Now I may need to seek that out as well.
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Hmmm. Rather than not comment and leave you hanging, I'll just say that even though I grew up in the country, and all my friends were into this kind of thing, I never liked it. At that time I was listening to the Monkeys and the Beatles.
I do like what they call New Country though, if that helps.
But then, I've posted some pretty weird stuff from my younger days myself. It would be great to understand the mind set of some of these performers. I imagine we'd find that they weren't as different as today's rock stars when it comes to their private lives and motivations.
Just can't get into what they produced.
Hank nailed it, as usual.
These others, from 1949 and 1958 respectively, are not bad either.
Spike, thanks so much. I would've never heard the original if not for you. Though I prefer Hank's. Jerry Lee really pounds it out. I own a lot of his Sun output, but not much country. I should re-think that. Whenever someone asks me why I dislike bands like U2, I always compare them to Jerry Lee.
capndad, I felt exactly like you until a few years ago. I bought a "best of" Hank LP maybe 20 years ago, based on reputation, then couldn't get into it at all. I don't know what changed, but it had to be me, not Hank. I heard a couple of Hank tracks on free mag samplers and loved them immediately. Who knows, the same may happen to you someday.
I have always thought in the back of my mind...cheese & onions.
Hank is at thr root of so much of the music we grew up with.....or grew up trying to avoid.
I still can't quite get into "old country", although I know it's the bedrock of many artists today. I am a fan of country, but mostly from the 80's on. Maybe, like you, I'll grow a better appreciation for it some day.
love hearing these different takes on such a well written tune
thanks guys!
This here rocker (whose tastes range from the British Invasion bands, '60s folk-rock. and '70s funk to dub, industrial, alt-country, chamber-pop, and electro-clash - and lots in between) hates all the so-called "new country," but always loved the real deal. And H.W. the First was nothing if not the real deal. Excellent stuff, dermahrk!
Thanks, Mike. Graciousness in the wake of my rudeness is always appreciated. And there are so many chances for it!
Does he ever sing a "bad" song? A master vocalist for sure
god, right now this is sounding so good. Never tire of this man
i was on a hank listening binge yesterday...thanks for extending it into today
I've always loved the name Moon Mullican - can it be real? After all these years though it's the first time I've heard him. Sad....he ain't Hank. That man makes you feel every syllable in the song.
Yes, the difference is extremely striking. I'm not sure I would want to listen to Moon's version a second time, but Hank's is one of my favorites in the new box.
The difference I guess is that Moon is making a dance record - that rhythm is really heavy. Hank just gets to the same end by a different path. And Jerry Lee...well he's The Killer isn't he?