Hank Thompson - Songs for Rounders-At the Golden NuggetLegend of the Honky Tonk, scion of the drinker's dirge and the low life lament, Hank Thompson is a towering figure in the world of Western Swing. Here, for the very first time, his two finest LPs are presented on one official CD. 1959's 'Songs For Rounders' is just that, a loving ode to life's heels, dead beats, drunkards and flotsam, built around Thompson's astoundingly 'un radio friendly' cut of 'Cocaine Blues' (later covered twice by Johnny Cash)

Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano)

All analog lacquer by Bernie Grundman

Wingold Clairvoyance/ Various - Virtues & Vices

" B-Real says

sees it's first ever re-issue in almost four decades

like a sonata in microcosm

and the affection she shows to a three-legged dog who remains unadopted is touching

" less than a year ago

Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Sonata

Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography

the playing styles

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