Dylan, White, Jones Record Unheard Hank Williams Songs

Artists such as Jack White; Norah Jones, former drummer with The Band; Levon Helm; and most momentously, one Bob Dylan, are to contribute to a new album of unreleased songs by seminal country singer Hank Williams.

Rolling Stone reports that the collection, with the title of The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams, will be released on October 4 (US) through Dylan’s own label Egyptian Records.

Williams died in 1953 at the age of 29, leaving behind notebooks of unrealised songs, sketches, ideas and lyrics – it’s all explained in extensive liner notes. The artists in question here finished off 13 of them. The idea began as the brainchild of A&R supremo Mary Martin and was originally going to be Dylan on his own, only for it to evolve to include many other musicians. Also taking part is Lucinda Williams, Merle Haggard, Jakob Dylan and Sheryl Crow. A full track list can be found below, and below that there’s a nice little cover of the Hank Williams classic Lovesick Blues, as recorded by Ryan Adams.

You’ve Been Lonesome, TooAlan Jackson

The Love That FadedBob Dylan

How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?Norah Jones

You Know That I Know Jack White

I’m So Happy I Found YouLucinda Williams

I Hope You Shed a Million TearsVince Gill and Rodney Crowell

You’re Through Fooling MePatty Loveless

You’ll Never Again Be MineLevon Helm

Blue Is My HeartHolly Williams

Oh, Mama, Come HomeJakob Dylan

Angel Mine Sheryl Crow

The Sermon on the MountMerle Haggard

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