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Hank Williams - The Man and His Music |
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With its curious blend of tribute performance and biographical vignettes, Hank Williams: The Man and His Music serves up a tasty jambalaya of Grand Ol' Opry atmosphere and reverent appreciation. Taped before a dinner-and-cocktails audience and originally broadcast on American television in 1980, this 88-minute variety special was primarily intended as a cross-generational showcase for Hank Williams Jr. (a.k.a. "Bocephus," as his late father called him), who was then at the height of his country-music success. The father-son affection gives the show its warm glow of nostalgia, and as performed by many of Hank Sr.'s contemporaries and younger admirers, the songs remain timelessly appealing. With due respect to Hank Jr. and Kris Kristofferson, this is an old-timer's celebration, and appearances by the likes of "Sheriff" Faron Young, Roy Acuff, and Johnny Cash offer some memorable highlights of country music history. They mesh agreeably with the filmed vignettes, in which several highlights (and lowlights) of Hank Sr.'s life are recreated by sound-alike performer Jim Owen, who captures Williams's tortured spirit and troubles with alcoholism with uncanny (albeit somewhat melodramatic) authenticity. The original 2-channel stereo recording has been "extrapolated" to Dolby 5.1-channel stereo, and the result is a smooth, upgraded treat for longtime Hank Sr. devotees. --Jeff Shannon
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