All Hank Williams' recordings together for the first time
… 10 CDs, 225 Recordings, 53 previously unissued
… All the MGM and Sterling Records session recordings
… 135 Non-session and radio and television recordings
… Many previously unissued demos, in excellent sound quality: just Hank and his guitar
… Digitally remastered from the most original sources for optimal sound
From the earliest known recording dated 1939 when Hank was just 17 years old, to his last MGM session on September 23, 1952 - three months before his death at the age of 29, all existing and available recordings are included.
CD 1: The Sterling and MGM Record Sessions: Part One - 12/11/46 through 11/07/47
CD 2: The MGM Sessions: Part Two - 11/07/47 through 1/09/50
* Includes previously unissued version of "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It"
CD 3: The MGM Sessions: Part Three - 1/10/50 through 6/01/51
CD 4: The MGM Sessions: Part Four - 8/10/51 through 9/23/52
CD 5: The Montgomery Demos and Radio Performances
* Includes TEN previously unissued demos
CD 6: The Shreveport Radio Performances: Part One - Vocal & Guitar
* Includes TWO previously unissued non-session recordings
CD 7: The Shreveport Radio Performances: Part Two - Plus the Demos
* Features a demo with Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright
* Includes THIRTEEN previously unissued recordings: non-session and original undubbed demos
CD 8: The Nashville Demos: Part One
Features (spoken) radio commercial "How to Write Folk & Western Music to Sell"
* Includes FIVE previously unissued recordings: non-session and original undubbed demos
CD 9: The Nashville Demos: Part Two - Hank Pitching Songs, Plus Rare Radio Performances. Features the Farmer Jim Show and the March of Dimes Show
* Includes FOURTEEN previously unissued recordings: demos and original undubbed demos
CD 10: Radio, Television, and Concert Performances
Features Hank's debut on the Grand Ole Opry, the G.O.O. shows recorded for Armed Forces radio, the Health & Happiness Shows, a Kate Smith Evening Hour performance (with Anita Carter), and Hank's spoken apology for a missed performance
* Includes EIGHT previously unissued performances
Executive Producer: Luke Lewis Producers: Colin Escott, Kira Florita, and the Country Music Foundation. Digitally re-mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound.