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Resources available through the Cleveland Public Library Fine Arts & Special Collections Department (216-623-2848)

BOOKS ON HANK WILLIAMS

  • Escott, Colin. Hank Williams: The Biography. Little, Brown, 1994. [ML420.W55 E83 1994]
  • Escott, Colin & Kira Florita. Hank Williams: Snapshots from the Lost Highway. Da Capo, 2001. [ML420.W55 E82 2001x]
  • Flippo, Chet. Your Cheatin’ Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams. Simon & Schuster, 1981. [ML420.W55 F6]
  • Koon, George W. Hank Williams, So Lonesome. U. Press of Mississippi, 2001. (Includes bibliographical essay) [ML420.W55 K7 2002]
  • Williams, Hank. Hank Williams, the Complete Lyrics. St. Martin’s, 1993. [ML54.6.W43 C9 1993]
  • Williams, Jett. Ain't Nothin' as Sweet as My Baby : The True Story of Hank Williams's Lost Daughter. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1990. [ML420.W5515 A3 1990]
  • Williams, Lycrecia. Still in Love with You: The Story of Hank and Audrey Williams. Rutledge Hill, 1989. [ML420.W55 W47 1989]
    Williams, Roger M. Sing a Sad Song: The Life of Hank Williams. U. of Illinois, 1981. [ML420.W55 W5 1981]

BOOKS ON COUNTRY MUSIC

  • Country: The Music and the Musicians. 2nd ed. Country Music Foundation/Abbeville, 1994. [ML3524 .C66 1994x]
  • Guralnick, Peter. Lost Highway: Journeys & Arrivals of American Musicians. D.R. Godine, 1979. [ML394 .G95]
  • Logan, Horace. Louisiana Hayride Years: Making Musical History in Country's Golden Age. St. Martin's Griffin, 1999. [ML3524 .L64 1999x]
  • Malone, Bill C. Country Music U.S.A. rev. ed. U. of Texas, 1985. [ML3524.M34 1985]
  • Malone, Bill C. Don’t Get Above Your Raisin’: Country Music and the Southern Working Class. U. of Illinois, 2002. [ML3524 .M344 2002]
  • Reading Country Music. Duke U., 1998. [ML3524 .R43 1998]
  • Stars of Country Music. U. of Illinois, 1975. [ML385 .S73]
  • Tosches, Nick. Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Da Capo, 1996. [ML3524 .T67 1996]

SONGBOOKS

  • Williams, Hank. The Complete Works: A 128 Song Legacy of His Music. CPP/Belwin, 1989. [M1629.W54 C65 1989x]
  • Williams, Hank. The Hank Williams Songbook. Hal Leonard, c2001. [M1629.W54 H36 2001]

RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH

  • Carlin, Richard. Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary. Routledge, 2003. [Ref ML102.C7 C28 2003]
  • The Encyclopedia of Country Music: The Ultimate Guide to the Music. Oxford, 1998. [Ref ML102.C7 E54 1998]
  • Koon, George W. Hank Williams: A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood, 1983. [ML420.W55 K7 1983]
  • Stambler, Irwin. Country Music: The Encyclopedia. St. Martin’s, 1997. [ML102.C7 S7 1997]
  • Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn’s Top Country Singles, 1944-1997. Record Research, 1998. [Ref ML156.4.P6 W49 1998]
  • Wolff, Kurt. Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides, 2000. [ML3524 .W643 2000]

JOURNALS AND SERIALS

  • Country Music.
  • Country Music Annual. [ML3523 .C662]
  • The Journal of Country Music.

COMPACT DISCS

Compact discs by Hank Williams and other classic country singers can be found at the Fine Arts Department CD Desk located on the 3rd floor of the Main Library; call 216-623-2975.

  • Williams, Hank. The Best of the Early Years. Polygram: 314 520 286-2, p1994. [FOLK/COUNTRY]
  • Williams, Hank. 40 Greatest Hits. Polydor: 821 233-2, 2CD set, 1947-53, c1988. [FOLK/COUNTRY]
  • Williams, Hank. I Saw the Light. Polydor: 811900-2, c1968. [CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL]
  • Williams, Hank. Live at the Grand Ole Opry. Mercury: 314 546 466-2, 2CD set, 1949-52, p1999. [FOLK/COUNTRY]
  • Williams, Hank. The Original Singles Collection--Plus. Polydor: 847 194-2, 3CD set, 1947-52. [FOLK/COUNTRY]
  • Williams, Hank. Rare Demos: First to Last. Country Music Foundation: 067, 1946. [FOLK/COUNTRY]
  • Williams, Hank. The Ultimate Collection. UMG: 088 170 268-2, 2CD set, c2002. [FOLK/COUNTRY]
  • Heroes of Country Music. Vol. 3: Legends of Nashville. Rhino: 72442, 1945-56, c1996. (Includes Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce, Patsy Cline, and others) [FOLK/COUNTRY]
  • Williams, Hank. Timeless. Lost Highway: 088 170 239-2, c2001. (Williams’ songs performed by Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Keb’ Mo’, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, and others)[FOLK/COUNTRY]

VIDEO TAPES

Available in the Audio-Video Department, Louis Stokes Wing, Lower Level; call 216-623-2942.

  • In the Hank Williams Tradition. Country Music Foundation/White Star, 1989. [VHS/DVD/MUSIC POPULAR]

WEBSITES

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