

As the bronze bust on the cover suggests, this is Hank's hall-of-fame collection: the 20 most storied honky-tonk classics that the country-music patriarch ever sang. Waltzing tracks like "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Your Cheatin' Heart" balance weeping fiddle lines with sighing, Hawaiian-style guitar riffs, shining like polished diamonds formed from the sediment of life. "Move It On Over," meanwhile, anticipates rock ‘n’ roll with its vibrant, thumping beat.