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Hank Williams' career was brief and incendiary. Most of those fortunate enough to have seen him in concert say that he was a captivating performer. The performances heard here were recorded on acetate discs (meant to be played only once or twice) that were shelved in 1951, and they gradually faded from common memory. In the 1970s the acetates were saved from the trash by a WSM employee and eventually given to Hank's daughter, Jett. On behalf of the estate, Jett fought an eight-year battle to establish ownership, finally winning the right to these recordings in partnership with Time Life. Album Tracks 1. I Am Bound for the Promised Land (2019 - Remaster) 2. I'll Fly Away (Acetate Version 21) [2019 - Remaster] 3. Thirty Pieces of Silver (2019 - Remaster) 4. The Old Country Church (2019 - Remaster) 5. Jesus Died for Me (2019 - Remaster) 6. Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine (2019 - Remaster) 1. Searching for a Soldier's Grave (2019 - Remaster) 2. Something Got Hold of Me (2019 - Remaster) - By Hank Williams, Audrey Williams & the Drifting Cowboys 3. When God Dips His Love in My Heart (2019 - Remaster) 4. Lord Build Me a Cabin (2019 - Remaster) 5. Drifting Too Far from the Shore (2019 - Remaster) 6. That Beautiful Home (2019 - Remaster) 7. I'm Gonna Sing (Acetate Version 157) [2019 - Remaster] 1. Lonely Tombs (Oh Those Tombs) [Acetate Version 7] [2019 - Remaster] 2. How Can You Refuse Him (2019 - Remaster) 3. Where He Leads Me (2019 - Remaster) 4. At the Cross (2019 - Remaster) 5. The Blind Child's Prayer (2019 - Remaster) 6. I Saw the Light (Acetate Version 3) [2019 - Remaster] 7. Farther Along (2019 - Remaster) 1. Gathering Flowers for the Master's Bouquet (Acetate Version 14) [2019 - Remaster] 2. I'll Have a New Life (Acetate Version 29) [2019 - Remaster] 3. Precious Lord Take My Hand (2019 - Remaster) 4. I Heard