HANK SNOW - Five Classic Albums (Just Keep A-Movin’ / Country Classics / Country & Western Jamboree / The Southern Cannonball / Sings Jimmie Rodgers Songs) (2CD)

AVID Country continues with its Five Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Hank Snow, complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.
“Just Keep A - Movin’”, “Country Classics”, “Country & Western Jamboree”, “The Southern Cannonball” and “Sings Jimmie Rodgers Songs”
Here at AVID we are building a fine catalogue of classic country music albums ranging all the way back to legends such as Jimmy Rodgers and Hank Williams, moving up through the 1950s with Hank Thompson, Jean Shepard, Patsy Cline and Webb Pierce and into the late 1950s and early 1960s with Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins and even good ol’ Slim Whitman! When we started taking a look at the legends of country music, we knew the obvious names we would kick off with. The ones I guess we all know, the real legends, Hank, Jimmie, Patsy etc. But when we started delving a little deeper we found the country music well was over-flowing with great names. Such a name is our latest recruit to the country hall of fame, Mr. Hank Snow. 140 albums and 85 charted singles speak for themselves, here was a man, born in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1914 who became an American country music legend over a career lasting more than 50 years. Not only a fine singer but an excellent songwriter. Just a few of his hits featured on our selections that you will enjoy, his classic first number one of 1950- “I’m Movin’ On”, plus others such as “Rhumba Boogie”, “Golden Rocket” and “Can’t Have You Blues”. We also include a couple of examples of the classic song titles country music would lasso us with from time to time. Afraid you won’t escape these last two classics, get a load of these steers “Music Makin’ Mama From Memphis” and “Chattin With A Chick From Chattanooga”. Well it’s round up time folks, so settle down with a slug of red-eye and give ol’ Hank a listen. And while you’re relaxin’ take a look at these other fine artists already stabled and in our country coral.
Check out:- Hank Thompson (AMSC1371); Hank Williams (AMSC1267); Jean Shepard (AMSC1355); Jimmie Rodgers (AMSC1382); Kitty Wells (AMSC1328); Patsy Cline (AMSC1313); Webb Pierce (AMSC1378); Jim Reeves (AMSC1294), Johnny Cash (AMSC1252); Marty Robbins (AMSC1281); Chet Atkins (AMSC1335).

CD1
1-12: ‘Just Keep A-Movin’’
1. Just Keep A-Movin’
2. The Bill Is Falling Due
3. Can’t Have You Blues
4. A Scale To Measure Love
5. The Owl And I
6. I Can’t Control My Heart
7. Cuba Rhumba
8. Blossoms In The Springtime
9. Caribbean
10. Blue Sea Blues
11. Chattin’ With A Chick In Chattanooga
12. Love’s Game Of Let’s Pretend
13-24: ‘Country Classics’
13. I’m Movin’ On
14. Down The Trail Of Achin’ Hearts
15. The Rhumba Boogie
16. Bluebird Island
17. I Don’t Hurt Anymore
18. (Now And Then, There’s) A Fool Such As I
19. The Golden Rocket
20. Unwanted Sign Upon Your Heart
21. Music Makin’ Mama From Memphis
22. Marriage Vow
23. The Gal Who Invented Kissin’
24. With This Ring I Thee Wed
25-30: ‘Country & Western Jamboree’
25. Wedding Bells
26. Loose Talk
27. I Almost Lost My Mind
28. Sing Me A Song Of The Islands
29. Memories Are Made Of This
30. These Tears

CD2
1-6: ‘Country & Western Jamboree’
1. Singing The Blues
2. My Life With You
3. Poison Love
4. Among My Souvenirs
5. Born To Lose
6. It’s Been So Long Darling
7-18: ‘The Southern Cannonball’
7. I’m Movin’ In
8. Tangled Mind
9. Panamama
10. My Blue Eyed Jane
11. Under The Double Eagle
12. Paving The Highway With Tears
13. The Southern Cannonball
14. Let Me Go, Lover!
15. When Mexican Joe Met Jole Blon
16. Trouble, Trouble, Trouble
17. There Wasn’t An Organ At Our Wedding
18. The Boogie Woogie Flying Cloud
19-30: ‘Sings Jimmie Rodgers Songs’
19. Moonlight And Skies
20. You And My Old Guitar
21. Down The Old Road To Home
22. I’m Sorry We Met
23. Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues
24. Blue Yodel #10 (Ground Hog Rootin’ In My Back Yard)
25. One Rose (That’s Left In My Heart)
26. Roll Along Kentucky Moon
27. Any Old Time
28. Gambling Polka Dot Blues
29. Never No’ Mo’ Blues
30. Travellin’ Blues