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Hank Snow hailed from Canada and had already had success in his native home before breaking big on the country charts in the United States in 1950 with "I'm Moving On." RCA Country Legends covers 16 Snow favorites recorded between 1950 and 1978, concentrating most heavily on his straight honky tonk work of the 1950s. His arrangements frequently include steel guitar, a walking bass, fiddle, and Snow's fine acoustic guitar work. Snow is a good singer, and while his vocals are less rustic than Webb Pierce's, they nonetheless retain plenty of country twang on "Golden Rocket" and "Confused with the Blues." Snow also brings his resonant vocals to bear on a number of fine, deeply felt ballads including "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I," "I Don't Hurt Anymore," and "Let Me Go, Lover." If RCA Country Legends has a weak point, it is the inclusion of Snow's popular but inferior post-'50s work, frequently with Chet Atkins producing. While Snow retains his distinct vocal style, and while songs like "Miller's Cave" were big hits, Atkins' Nashville sheen, complete with cheesy background singers, removes any sign of country grit. For fans looking for a broad overview of Snow's career, RCA Country Legends is a good starting point; for honky tonk purists, the collection mistakenly reveals Snow at his best, only to undercut this impression with second-rate work.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
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Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Clarence E. Snow, Composer - Clarence E. Snow, Lyricist - Stephen H. Sholes, Producer - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer
Originally released 1950. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Bill Trader, Composer - Bill Trader, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer - Steve Sholes, Producer
Originally released 1952. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Clarence E. Snow, Composer - Clarence E. Snow, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer - Steve Sholes, Producer
Originally released 1950. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alexander Hill, Composer - Alexander Hill, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer - Jenny Lou Carson, Composer - Jenny Lou Carson, Lyricist
Originally released 1954. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Jimmie Rodgers, Composer - Jimmie Rodgers, Lyricist - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer - Steve Sholes, Producer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Hank Snow, Performer - Hank Snow, Composer - Hank Snow, Lyricist - Fred Allen, Producer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Hank Snow, Performer - Jack Clement, Composer - Jack Clement, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Hank Snow, Performer - Eddie Johnson, Composer - Eddie Johnson, Lyricist - Chuck Glaser, Producer
(P) 1978 BMG Music
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Stephen H. Sholes, Producer - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer - Jack Rollins, Composer - Jack Rollins, Lyricist - Don Robertson, Composer - Don Robertson, Lyricist
Originally released 1953. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Hank Snow, Performer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Geoff Mack, Composer - Geoff Mack, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Ivory Joe Hunter, Composer - Ivory Joe Hunter, Lyricist - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer - Steve Sholes, Producer
Originally released 1956. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Clarence E. Snow, Composer - Clarence E. Snow, Lyricist - Stephen H. Sholes, Producer - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer
Originally released 1950. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Hal Blair, Composer - Hal Blair, Lyricist - Hank Snow, Performer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Don Robertson, Composer - Don Robertson, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Raymond Hall, Composer - Raymond Hall, Lyricist - Jimmie Rodgers, Composer - Jimmie Rodgers, Lyricist - Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger, And His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Performer - Steve Sholes, Producer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Hank Snow, Performer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Clovis Yarnall, Composer - Clovis Yarnall, Lyricist
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Elliot Federman, Re-Mastering Engineer - Aileen Mnich, Composer - Aileen Mnich, Lyricist - Hank Snow, Performer - Ronny Light, Producer - Betty Jean Robinson, Composer - Betty Jean Robinson, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer
(P) 1974 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Hank Snow hailed from Canada and had already had success in his native home before breaking big on the country charts in the United States in 1950 with "I'm Moving On." RCA Country Legends covers 16 Snow favorites recorded between 1950 and 1978, concentrating most heavily on his straight honky tonk work of the 1950s. His arrangements frequently include steel guitar, a walking bass, fiddle, and Snow's fine acoustic guitar work. Snow is a good singer, and while his vocals are less rustic than Webb Pierce's, they nonetheless retain plenty of country twang on "Golden Rocket" and "Confused with the Blues." Snow also brings his resonant vocals to bear on a number of fine, deeply felt ballads including "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I," "I Don't Hurt Anymore," and "Let Me Go, Lover." If RCA Country Legends has a weak point, it is the inclusion of Snow's popular but inferior post-'50s work, frequently with Chet Atkins producing. While Snow retains his distinct vocal style, and while songs like "Miller's Cave" were big hits, Atkins' Nashville sheen, complete with cheesy background singers, removes any sign of country grit. For fans looking for a broad overview of Snow's career, RCA Country Legends is a good starting point; for honky tonk purists, the collection mistakenly reveals Snow at his best, only to undercut this impression with second-rate work.
© Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:15
- Main artists: Hank Snow
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Buddha Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 2001 Buddha Records
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