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Hank Thompson: And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set)

12-CD box (LP-size) with 84-page hardcover book, 329 tracks. Playing time approx. 856 mns.

Copies of the 1996 Hank Thompson box have been changing hands for up to Dollar 500 on auction sites! That's good news if you want it and you have five hundred spare dollars...but now there's good news for everyone else who didn't get it upon release. In the course of cleaning house, we found 500 books for the box . So we're re-pressing 500 copies of the box to go with the book. First come, first served. Don't wait and decide you want it after the price has gone back to Dollar 500!

Hank Thompson began his career singing Ernest Tubb-style honky tonk, the sound heard on his first small-label regional hits. Signed to Capitol in 1947, national hits came quickly, and E.T. himself got Hank on the Opry in 1949. Realizing he wanted something different, Hank quit, headed home to Texas and organized a dynamic, Western Swing version of his Brazos Valley Boys band, led by Billy Gray. Not only did they put a danceable sound behind Hank's honky tonk vocals (a formula George Strait repeated 30 years later), they reflected a highly successful convergence of the two related Texas genres. The results were landmark hits like The Wild Side Of Life, Rub-A-Dub-Dub, Wake Up, Irene, Honky Tonk Girl, Wildwood Flower and Squaws Along The Yukon. Along with Hank's ebullient voice, came steel guitar virtuosity from Lefty Nason (the man who created the distinctive Thompson steel sound), Curly Chalker, Bobby Garrett and Bobbie White can be heard. So can brillant fiddling from Curly Lewis, Keith Coleman and Billy Armstrong, with guitar picking from Hank's friend Merle Travis and, on occasion Joe Maphis.

This 12-CD set includes all of Thompson's 1946-47 Globe and Bluebonnet recordings, as well as his complete 1947-1964 Capitol recorded output. Included are all three of his live LPs including the 1961 ‘Hank Thompson At The Golden Nugget', the first live LP ever done by a solo country singer. Also included is an 84-page hardcover with rare photos and memorabilia from Thompson's own archives, a complete discography and a newly-researched biography by Rich Kienzle.

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  • Album titlle: And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set)

  • Genre Country

  • Label Bear Family Records

  • Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
  • Preiscode LK

  • Artikelart Box set

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  • weight in Kg 2.6
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1
01 Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love Hank Thompson
02 Whoa Sailor Hank Thompson
03 California Women Hank Thompson
04 What Are We Gonna Do About The Moonlight Hank Thompson
05 A Lonely Heart Knows Hank Thompson
06 Starry Eyed Texas Gal Hank Thompson
07 Humpty Dumpty Heart Hank Thompson
08 Today Hank Thompson
09 Don't Flirt With Me Hank Thompson
10 Rock In The Ocean Hank Thompson
11 My Heart Is A Jigsaw Puzzle Hank Thompson
12 Yesterday's Mail (chat & false start) Hank Thompson
13 Yesterday's Mail Hank Thompson
14 I Find You Cheatin' On Me Hank Thompson
15 Second Hand Gal Hank Thompson
16 You Broke My Heart (chat & false start) Hank Thompson
17 You Broke My Heart Hank Thompson
18 Mary Had A Little Lamb Hank Thompson
19 You Remembered Me Hank Thompson
20 California Women Hank Thompson
21 The Green Light Hank Thompson
22 What Are We Gonna Do About The Moonlight Hank Thompson
23 All That Goes Up Must Come Down Hank Thompson
24 Standing On The Outside Looking In Now Hank Thompson
25 Tomorrow Night Hank Thompson
26 My Front Door Is Open Hank Thompson
27 Soft Lips Hank Thompson
28 Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love Hank Thompson
29 Whoa Sailor Hank Thompson
30 The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder Hank Thompson
31 She's A Girl Without Any Sweetheart Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2
01 Take A Look At This Broken Heart Of Mine Hank Thompson
02 Give A Little, Take A Little Hank Thompson
03 A Cat Has Nine Lives Hank Thompson
04 Beautiful Texas Hank Thompson
05 Daddy Blues Hank Thompson
06 How Do You Feel Hank Thompson
07 New Rovin' Gambler Hank Thompson
08 Humpty Dumpty Boogie Hank Thompson
09 Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore Hank Thompson
10 When God Calls His Children Home Hank Thompson
11 If I Cry Hank Thompson
12 A Broken Heart And A Glass Of Beer Hank Thompson
13 The Devil In My Angels Eyes Hank Thompson
14 Playin' Possum Hank Thompson
15 Where Is Your Heart Tonight Hank Thompson
16 Those Things Money Can't Buy Hank Thompson
17 Hangover Heart Hank Thompson
18 I Ain't Cryin' Over You Hank Thompson
19 You Were The Cause Hank Thompson
20 I'll Be Your Sweetheart For A Day Hank Thompson
21 Love Thief Hank Thompson
22 Teardrops On The Tea Leaves Hank Thompson
23 The Wild Side Of Life Hank Thompson
24 Waiting In The Lobby Of Your Heart Hank Thompson
25 Don't Make Me Cry Again Hank Thompson
26 Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea Hank Thompson
27 The New Wears Off Too Fast Hank Thompson
28 You're Walking On My Heart Hank Thompson
29 It's Better To Have Loved A Little Hank Thompson
30 How Cold Hearted Can You Get Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 3
01 How Cold Hearted Can You Get Hank Thompson
02 Rub-A-Dub-Dub Hank Thompson
03 I'd Have Never Found Somebody New Hank Thompson
04 Where My Sweet Baby Used To Walk Hank Thompson
05 I'll Sign My Heart Away Hank Thompson
06 Yesterday's Girl Hank Thompson
07 John Henry Hank Thompson
08 The Letter Edged In Black Hank Thompson
09 Mother The Queen Of My Heart Hank Thompson
10 At The Rainbow's End Hank Thompson
11 When You're Lovin', You're Livin' Hank Thompson
12 You Don't Have The Nerve Hank Thompson
13 I Saw My Mother's Name Hank Thompson
14 No Help Wanted Hank Thompson
15 Go Cry Your Heart Out Hank Thompson
16 Wake Up, Irene Hank Thompson
17 A Fooler, A Faker Hank Thompson
18 Breakin' The Rules Hank Thompson
19 We've Gone Too Far Hank Thompson
20 If Lovin' You Is Wrong Hank Thompson
21 Tears Are Only Rain Hank Thompson
22 Annie Over Hank Thompson
23 This Train Hank Thompson
24 The Little Rosewood Casket Hank Thompson
25 Gloria Hank Thompson
26 Honky-Tonk Girl Hank Thompson
27 Jersey Bounce Hank Thompson
28 Sunrise Serenade Hank Thompson
29 Johnson Rag Hank Thompson
30 Dardanella Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 4
01 When Your Love Burns Low Hank Thompson
02 A New Deal Of Love Hank Thompson
03 Baby I Need Lovin' Hank Thompson
04 I'd Do It Again Hank Thompson
05 Dusty Skies Hank Thompson
06 A Lonely Heart Knows Hank Thompson
07 The New Green Light Hank Thompson
08 Tomorrow Night Hank Thompson
09 Today Hank Thompson
10 Simple Simon Hank Thompson
11 Most Of All Hank Thompson
12 Breakin' In Another Heart Hank Thompson
13 Too In Love Hank Thompson
14 String Of Pearls Hank Thompson
15 Big Beaver Hank Thompson
16 Panhandle Rag Hank Thompson
17 Wildwood Flower Hank Thompson
18 Honey, Honey Bee Ball Hank Thompson
19 Quicksand Hank Thompson
20 You Can Give Me Back My Heart Hank Thompson
21 Don't Take It Out On Me Hank Thompson
22 Red Skin Girl Hank Thompson
23 Westphalia Waltz Hank Thompson
24 Don't Be That Way Hank Thompson
25 It Makes No Difference Now Hank Thompson
26 Anybody's Girl Hank Thompson
27 Taking My Chances Hank Thompson
28 I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt Hank Thompson
29 The Blackboard Of My Heart Hank Thompson
30 Across The Alley From The Alamo Hank Thompson
31 Weeping Willow Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 5
01 Prosperity Special Hank Thompson
02 I'll Be Your Sweetheart For A Day Hank Thompson
03 Under The Double Eagle Hank Thompson
04 Don't Flirt With Me Hank Thompson
05 Standing On The Outside Looking In Now Hank Thompson
06 My Front Door Is Open Hank Thompson
07 Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love Hank Thompson
08 Humpty Dumpty Heart Hank Thompson
09 Whoa Sailor Hank Thompson
10 I Find You Cheatin' On Me Hank Thompson
11 The Grass Looks Greener Over Yonder Hank Thompson
12 You Remembered Me Hank Thompson
13 You'll Be The One Hank Thompson
14 I Don't Want To Know Hank Thompson
15 Someone Can Steal Your Love From Me Hank Thompson
16 Old Napoleon Hank Thompson
17 I Was The First One Hank Thompson
18 Rockin' In The Congo Hank Thompson
19 Hang Your Head In Shame Hank Thompson
20 The Gypsy Hank Thompson
21 Don't Get Around Much Anymore Hank Thompson
22 I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love Hank Thompson
23 A Girl In The Night Hank Thompson
24 Don't Look Now Hank Thompson
25 Bubbles In My Beer Hank Thompson
26 Headin' Down The Wrong Highway Hank Thompson
27 Drivin' Nails In My Coffin Hank Thompson
28 Lawdy, What A Gal Hank Thompson
29 After All The Things I've Done Hank Thompson
30 Make Room In Your Heart Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 6
01 I Wouldn't Miss It For The World Hank Thompson
02 Klishama Klingo Hank Thompson
03 Li'l Liza Jane Hank Thompson
04 If I'm Not Too Late Hank Thompson
05 Just An Old Flame Hank Thompson
06 How Do You Hold A Memory Hank Thompson
07 Beaumont Rag Hank Thompson
08 Summit Ridge Drive Hank Thompson
09 Woodchopper's Ball Hank Thompson
10 Bartender's Polka Hank Thompson
11 Wednesday Waltz Hank Thompson
12 Gold And Silver Waltz Hank Thompson
13 Skater's Waltz Hank Thompson
14 Fifty Year Ago Waltz Hank Thompson
15 La Zinda Waltz Hank Thompson
16 The Anniversary Waltz Hank Thompson
17 Let Me Call You Sweetheart Hank Thompson
18 What Will I Do On Monday Hank Thompson
19 You're Going Back To Your Old Ways Again Hank Thompson
20 I've Run Out Of Tomorrows Hank Thompson
21 Shenandoah Waltz Hank Thompson
22 Signed, Sealed And Delivered Hank Thompson
23 In The Valley Of The Moon Hank Thompson
24 The Warm Red Wine Hank Thompson
25 Squaws Along The Yukon Hank Thompson
26 Two Hearts Deep In The Blues Hank Thompson
27 Gathering Flowers Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 7
01 Little Blossom Hank Thompson
02 Deep Elem Hank Thompson
03 Rovin' Gambler Hank Thompson
04 Cocaine Blues Hank Thompson
05 May I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight Mister? Hank Thompson
06 I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die Hank Thompson
07 Three Times Seven Hank Thompson
08 Bumming Around Hank Thompson
09 I Left My Gal In The Mountains Hank Thompson
10 Teach 'Em How To Swim Hank Thompson
11 Drunkard's Blues Hank Thompson
12 Dry Bread Hank Thompson
13 Lost John Hank Thompson
14 I Guess I'm Getting Over You Hank Thompson
15 What Made Her Change Hank Thompson
16 Total Strangers Hank Thompson
17 Just One Step Away Hank Thompson
18 Coconut Grove Hank Thompson
19 Tuxedo Junction Hank Thompson
20 Give The World A Smile Hank Thompson
21 Love Thief Hank Thompson
22 The Gypsy And The Tealeaves Hank Thompson
23 Soft Lips Hank Thompson
24 Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea Hank Thompson
25 Hangover Heart Hank Thompson
26 How Do You Feel Hank Thompson
27 Those Things Money Can't Buy Hank Thompson
28 Give A Little, Take A Little Hank Thompson
29 Rock In The Ocean Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 8
01 Take A Look At This Broken Heart Of Mine Hank Thompson
02 She's A Girl Without Any Sweetheart Hank Thompson
03 A Fooler, A Faker Hank Thompson
04 A Six Pack To Go Hank Thompson
05 Will We Start It All Over Again Hank Thompson
06 She's Just A Whole Lot Like You Hank Thompson
07 There My Future Goes Hank Thompson
08 Too In Love Hank Thompson
09 Teach Me How To Lie Hank Thompson
10 It's Got To Be A Habit Hank Thompson
11 It's My Fault Hank Thompson
12 I'd Like To Tell You Hank Thompson
13 I'll Be Around Hank Thompson
14 Just An Old Faded Photograph Hank Thompson
15 I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair Hank Thompson
16 Sing Me Something Sentimental Hank Thompson
17 Paying Off The Interest With My Tears Hank Thompson
18 I Keep Meeting Girls Like You Hank Thompson
19 My Old Flame Hank Thompson
20 Just A Little While Hank Thompson
21 I've Convinced Everybody But Myself Hank Thompson
22 I Gotta Have My Baby Back Hank Thompson
23 Oklahoma Hills Hank Thompson
24 Hangover Tavern Hank Thompson
25 Honky Tonk Town Hank Thompson
26 I'd Look Forward To Tomorrow Hank Thompson
27 How Many Teardrops Will It Take Hank Thompson
28 Drop Me Gently Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 9
01 That's The Recipe For A Heartache Hank Thompson
02 Blue Skirt Waltz Hank Thompson
03 I Cast A Lonesome Shadow Hank Thompson
04 San Antonio Rose Hank Thompson
05 Detour Hank Thompson
06 I Don't Hurt Anymore Hank Thompson
07 Pick Me Up On Your Way Down Hank Thompson
08 Beer Barrel Polka Hank Thompson
09 The Wild Side Of Life Hank Thompson
10 Yesterday's Girl Hank Thompson
11 Wabash Cannon Ball Hank Thompson
12 Then I'll Keep On Loving You Hank Thompson
13 Shot-Gun Boogie Hank Thompson
14 Back Street Affair Hank Thompson
15 You Nearly Lose Your Mind Hank Thompson
16 The Eyes Of Texas Hank Thompson
17 The More In Love Your Heart Is Hank Thompson
18 I Wasn't Even In The Running Hank Thompson
19 The Luckiest Heartache In Town Hank Thompson
20 Whatever Happened To Mary Hank Thompson
21 Twice As Much Hank Thompson
22 Just To Ease The Pain Hank Thompson
23 Reaching For The Moon Hank Thompson
24 Stirring Up The Ashes Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 10
01 Paper Doll Hank Thompson
02 There's No You Hank Thompson
03 You Always Hurt The One You Love Hank Thompson
04 September In The Rain Hank Thompson
05 Till Then Hank Thompson
06 That's All There Is To That Hank Thompson
07 Breakin' In Another Heart Hank Thompson
08 How Do You Hold A Memory Hank Thompson
09 Don't Take It Out On Me Hank Thompson
10 I'd Have Never Found Somebody New Hank Thompson
11 It's Better To Have Loved A Little Hank Thompson
12 Just An Old Flame Hank Thompson
13 Life's Sweetest Moment Hank Thompson
14 I'm Gonna Practice Freedom Hank Thompson
15 Then I'll Start Believing In You Hank Thompson
16 In The Back Of Your Mind Hank Thompson
17 Here Comes Santa Claus Hank Thompson
18 Gonna Wrap My Heart In Ribbons Hank Thompson
19 It's Christmas Every Day In Alaska Hank Thompson
20 Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Hank Thompson
21 Blue Christmas Hank Thompson
22 Silver Bells Hank Thompson
23 It's Christmas Time Hank Thompson
24 I'd Like To Have An Elephant For Christmas Hank Thompson
25 White Christmas Hank Thompson
26 Little Christmas Angel Hank Thompson
27 Mr. & Mrs. Snowman Hank Thompson
28 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Hank Thompson
29 We Wish You A Merry Christmas Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 11
01 Intro Hank Thompson
02 Honky-Tonk Girl Hank Thompson
03 I Guess I'm Getting Over You Hank Thompson
04 I'll Step Aside Hank Thompson
05 Orange Blossom Special Hank Thompson
06 I Didn't Mean To Fall In Love Hank Thompson
07 John Henry Hank Thompson
08 Nine Pound Hammer Hank Thompson
09 She's Just A Whole Lot Like You Hank Thompson
10 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Hank Thompson
11 Steel Guitar Rag Hank Thompson
12 Just One Step Away Hank Thompson
13 Lost Highway Hank Thompson
14 A Six Pack To Go Hank Thompson
15 Intro Hank Thompson
16 Annie Over Hank Thompson
17 Drop Me Gently Hank Thompson
18 Forgive Me Hank Thompson
19 Rose City Chimes Hank Thompson
20 You're Walking On My Heart Hank Thompson
21 Oklahoma Hills Hank Thompson
22 That's The Recipe For A Heartache Hank Thompson
23 Darling What More Can I Say Hank Thompson
24 Hangover Tavern Hank Thompson
25 I'll Sign My Heart Away Hank Thompson
26 Teach Me How To Lie Hank Thompson
27 Cincinnati Lou Hank Thompson
Thompson, Hank - And His Brazos Valley Boys (12-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 12
01 Intro Hank Thompson
02 Deep In The Heart Of Texas Hank Thompson
03 My Heart Is A Playground Hank Thompson
04 Charmaine Hank Thompson
05 How Many Teardrops Will It Take Hank Thompson
06 The New Wears Off Too Fast Hank Thompson
07 Rub-A-Dub-Dub Hank Thompson
08 Intro Hank Thompson
09 Beautiful Texas Hank Thompson
10 Will We Start It All Over Again Hank Thompson
11 River Road Two Step Hank Thompson
12 I Cast A Lonesome Shadow Hank Thompson
13 Simple Simon Hank Thompson
14 There's A Little Bit Of Everything In Texas Hank Thompson
15 The Eyes Of Texas Hank Thompson
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 HANK THOMPSON

Everything about Hank Thompson was modern. He was one of the first country singers to record on audio tape, the first to record a live album. For years, he flew his own plane to shows. Sick of dealing with crappy dancehall sound systems, he designed and built his own. Handed a coveted membership in the Grand Ole Opry in 1949, soured by the low pay and Nashville's musical conservatism, he quickly went back to his native Texas.

Actually, the Waco-born Thompson grew up favoring Gene Autry, the Carter Family, Vernon Dalhart, Jimmie Rodgers, Ernest Tubb and the Opry over the locally generated Western Swing of the Light Crust Doughboys and Milton Brown. After he got his first guitar in 1935 at age ten, his singing won so many amateur shows at the Waco Theater that by the time he was in high school, WACO gave him a Monday-Friday morning radio show as 'Hank The Hired Hand.' He did the final broadcast in January, 1943, the morning he left for the Navy. Home in 1946, studying toward a degree (and career) in electronics, he began playing Tubb-influenced honky tonk with his new band, the Brazos Valley Boys. By fall, he had his first regional hit, Whoa Sailor, on the local Globe label. A year later, after opening for Tex Ritter in Waco, Ritter recommended Hank to Capitol where Humpty Dumpty Heart became his first national hit in 1948.

Quick to adapt to changing realities, and aiming at the dancehall circuit, Hank directed guitarist Billy Gray to reinvent the Brazos Valley Boys as a danceable Western Swing-influenced outfit, minus the jazzy instrumental solos he never cared for. Dissatisfied with the small crowds he drew performing around Dallas, he relocated to Oklahoma City in 1951, by then boasting a sound as identifiable as Lefty Frizzell's or Ray Price's. He was blending his jovial honky tonk vocals with swing-flavored accompaniment. The band's high standards earned them awards for over a decade. From 1953 on, his buddy Merle Travis played on nearly all Hank's sessions and on a good many tours.


Hank's way with a ballad was apparent on his biggest hit, his 1952 cover of Jimmie Heap's The Wild Side Of Life, which inspired the answer song, It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels (Kitty Wells's first hit). He further demonstrated his ballad skills on I'll Sign My Heart Away and other numbers. Nonetheless, he made his reputation on upbeat bounces like Wake Up Irene, Rub-A-Dub-Dub, A Fooler A Faker, Honky Tonk Girl and A Six Pack To Go. His hits helped keep the Western Swing sound alive during the '50s and '60s when it was largely out of favor.

Jim Halsey, who became Hank's manager in 1952, brought new ideas to the table like Hank's longtime relationship with Falstaff Beer in a day when corporate sponsorship of country acts was rare. Halsey suggested Capitol record Hank onstage at the Golden Nugget in Vegas in 1961—making him the first country artist to record a live album. Hank parted ways with Capitol in 1964. After two years with Warner Bros., he spent 13 years with Dot/MCA, recording in Nashville. The Dot era brought a few major hits. Nonetheless, while reflecting on his recording career in the book accompanying Bear Family's Thompson box set, he concluded, "I’d pl