Honky Tonk Blues

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Summary: AMAZING - incredible story about an incredible talent!
Review: from Billboard.com:

New Film Brings Hank Williams To Life

"Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues," the first documentary devoted to the late country music legend. The DVD is an expanded 81-minute version of the hour-long feature that will air as part of PBS's "American Masters" series beginning June 23.

The film was directed by Morgan Neville, co-director of last year's "American Masters" feature on Muddy Waters, and written and produced by Neville and Colin Escott, author of the definitive book "Hank Williams: The Biography," just issued in a revised edition.

Neville's documentary features never-before-seen color home movies of Williams, as well as rarely-seen kinescopes of his early '50s television appearances. Many hitherto unseen photographs are also utilized.

The film is distinguished by interviews with virtually every important surviving Williams family
member and friend, including the singer/songwriter's second wife Billie Jean Horton, who granted her first on-camera interview.

Also on view are his son, country star Hank Williams, Jr., and grandson Hank III (who performs "Ramblin' Man"); his illegitimate daughter Jett Williams and stepdaughter Lycrecia Williams; pedal steel player Don Helms and several other members of Williams' band the Drifting Cowboys; his opening act and touring sidekick Big Bill Lister; honky-tonk vocalists Ray Price and Charlie Walker; and Louisiana Hayride announcer Frank Page.
-- Chris Morris, L.A.

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Summary: A DVD THAT DID JUSTICE TO HANK WILLIAMS
Review: Hank, In short... Has changed Country music for good. He in my and many others' opinion has influenced almsot most Yesterday's & Today's Country Stars. Whether it was his songwriting Genius, his performance on stage, or his larger than life image.

This DVD was a real treat for me, since He is without a doubt my favorite.

I highly recommend any country fan to give it a fair chance.
After All The Man helped in making what country music is today.

Nawaf
PS: I was shocked to see the way his widow talked. Not your average decent Ma'am would talk.

Rating:
Summary: A DVD THAT DID JUSTICE TO HANK WILLIAMS
Review: Hank, In short... Has changed Country music for good. He in my and many others' opinion has influenced almsot most Yesterday's & Today's Country Stars. Whether it was his songwriting Genius, his performance on stage, or his larger than life image.

This DVD was a real treat for me, since He is without a doubt my favorite.

I highly recommend any country fan to give it a fair chance.
After All The Man helped in making what country music is today.

Nawaf
PS: I was shocked to see the way his widow talked. Not your average decent Ma'am would talk.

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Summary: The Best Documentary on a Country Artist so far
Review: I have no hesitation in recommending this DVD -- it's probably the best documentary produced about a country artist so far. Hank's life is told intelligently through expert commentary and interviews with Hank's friends, Drifting Cowboys (eg Don Helms), family (eg Hank Jr, Hank III, Lycrecia and Jett), contemporary country artists who knew him (eg Ray Price, Billy Walker, Charlie Walker, Big Bill Lister), his second wife, Billie Jean, and people like Charles Carr. The producers have included parts of Hank's appearances on the Kate Smith Show -- and thankfully haven't overdubbed commentary over the soundtrack, so we get to hear, for example, Anita Carter singing with Hank -- as well as fascinating snippets from home movies. Thankfully, the producers have used this type of first-hand material rather than, for example, shooting album covers and having the usual lineup of modern-day Nashville stars telling us how important Hank Williams is to country music (all too often used in other documentaries).

Thanks to the producers for an intelligent and fascinating insight into the life of one of the all-time country music greats.

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Summary: hank williams sr, is the king of country forever,
Review: this dvd-is for sure' a must have its just great to watch and listen to all the great people that were interview'd on here. its got everyone from hank williams jr-to hank williams III. his daughters are both on here aswell. man you just cant beat this dvd its a must have for any of hanks fans or country fans in any form. its also got billie jean jones, on here and thats a special treat to me, just to see what she had to say about hank, she was married to both of my country hero's hank williams sr. and johnny horton. check it out for yourself you'll like it.

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Summary: The truth abouth Hank Williams.
Review: This is the best documentary of Hank and it tells the truth.
It really was a lost highway he lived.
I gave it 4 stars out of 5.
The performances we see in the documentary is short cuts.
Why was not the whole performances included as bonusmaterial?
I would gladly paid more to get this included.