Album
The Essential Hank Snow
1997 · Folk, World, & Country
Rare pressing on Gatefold
The Essential Hank Snow is a Folk album by Hank Snow, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
About
Although he eventually became one of the most recognizable stars in Nashville, Hank Snow originally hailed from Nova Scotia, and his freewheeling songs always reflected something of Canada’s open skies and crystal air. Over a 45-year career with RCA Victor, Snow racked up more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts. <i>The Essential Hank Snow</i> spans the years 1950 to 1974, giving some sense of this diminutive star’s off-kilter charisma. He wasn’t afraid to experiment with global rhythms on “The Rhumba Boogie” and “The Gal Who Invented Kissin’,” while the sultry honky-tonk of “I Don’t Hurt Anymore” proved to be a significant influence on the young Elvis Presley. Snow instinctively grasped the feel of American honky-tonk, but there is an underlying lilt to “Music Makin’ Mama from Memphis” and “Would You Mind” that betrays the influence of older British folk ballads, gleaned from a childhood in Nova Scotia. Ultimately, Snow will always be associated with his traveling songs, which alight with the eternal thrill of the open road. “I’m Movin’ On” and “I’ve Been Everywhere” will live as long as people have a hunger to hit the highway.
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Tracklist
- 1The Rhumba Boogie2:47
- 2I'm Movin' On2:48
- 3The Golden Rocket2:45
- 4Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart2:23
- 5Music Makin' Mama from Memphis2:24
- 6The Goldrush Is Over2:16
- 7I Don't Hurt Anymore2:55
- 8(Now and Then, There's) A Fool Such As I (Single Version)2:28
- 9The Gal Who Invented Kissin'2:39
- 10I Went to Your Wedding2:38
- 11Would You Mind2:12
- 12Lady's Man2:18
- 13Yellow Roses2:45
- 14Miller's Cave2:37
- 15Beggar to a King2:48
- 16I've Been Everywhere2:45
- 17Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)2:36
- 18Let Me Go Lover2:22
- 19The Wishing Well (Down In the Well)2:10
- 20Hello Love2:46
Sound DNA
- Folk
- Traditional Folk
- twangy
- driving
- outlaw
Credits
The people behind it.
Production & Engineering
- Steve LindseyCOMPILATION PRODUCER
- Chet AtkinsPRODUCER
- Ronny LightPRODUCER
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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