The Lost Souvenir Collection
Country Rewind, 2022
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Listen to The Lost Souvenir Collection
A collection of recently discovered recordings by ‘The Singing Ranger’, Hank Snow, the extremely influential country singer’s work is actually illuminated by his son, Jimmie Snow on quite a few selections here.
“Down The Trail Of Achin’ Hearts” opens the listen with plenty of warm twang, as Snow’s expressive voice guides the classic country sounds, and “I Don’t Hurt Anymore” follows with some nostalgic rock’n’roll present amid the soulfulness.
Further on, the harmonic “Tangled Mind” uses strategic bass lines and brushed drums in the intimate landscape, while “Precious”, performed by Jimmie, showcases his distinct and flowing voice in a calm, poetic display of lush song craft.
Deeper still, “Tell The World He’s Coming”, also by Jimmie, shuffles with a contagious energy that welcomes strings, and the instrumental “Me And My Fiddle” exits with a lively spirit of retro-country dynamics with, of course, acrobatic fiddle playing.
Snow enjoyed a lengthy and esteemed career that included 80 million albums sold, and inductions into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1979. He passed away in 1999, and leaves behind a legacy of music that inspired hundreds of other musicians, and that, as evidenced by these timeless tracks, will always be relevant.
Travels well with: Bob Luman- Honky Tonk Man; Tex Ritter- The Songs Of The West