{"product_id":"hank-williams-hey-good-lookin-the-hits-1949-53","title":"Hank Williams - Hey Good Lookin': The Hits 1949-53","description":"\u003cp\u003eSixteen songs from five short years and a voice that changed country music forever: Hey Good Lookin': The Hits 1949-53 gathers Hank Williams at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween his breakthrough with Lovesick Blues and his death at just 29 in 1953, Williams wrote and recorded a string of hits that became the backbone of the genre. This single LP gathers the biggest records of that run, a near-perfect portrait of a songwriter who turned heartbreak, loneliness and honky-tonk nights into plain-spoken poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour Cheatin' Heart has been covered countless times, but its ache has never sounded rawer than in the original. Hey, Good Lookin' is pure, playful swing, Cold, Cold Heart turns rejection into something tender, and Jambalaya (On the Bayou) is a Cajun-flavoured party that still gets feet moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBacked by his Drifting Cowboys, Williams sang with a lonesome twang and an honesty that cut through everything around it. Some of the biggest songs here only became hits after his passing, as fans mourned the loss of country's first true superstar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone starting a country collection, few records make a better foundation, and for longtime fans it's a handy way to keep the essentials spinning in one place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57269571453233,"sku":"824046163426","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Hank_Williams-Hey_Good_Lookin_The_Hits_1949-53.jpg?v=1793641991","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/hank-williams-hey-good-lookin-the-hits-1949-53","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}