Best of Hank Jr to be released

On March 27th, Curb Records will be releasing a retrospective collection of signature hits from Hank Williams, Jr. It will feature 22 of Hank Jr.’s best songs that span decades of his career.

Tracks include:
"Family Tradition"
"Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound"
"Women I've Never Had"
"Outlaw Women"
"Kaw-Liga"
"Old Habits"
"Dinosaur"
"The Blues Man"
"Texas Women"
"Dixie On My Mind"
"All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)"
"A Country Boy Can Survive"
"If Heaven Ain't A Lot Like Dixie"
"The Conversation"
"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight"
"Country State Of Mind"
"Born To Boogie"
"If The South Woulda Won"
"There's A Tear In My Beer" (with Hank Williams)
"Red, White, & Pink-Slip Blues"
"Bartender Song (Sittin’ At The Bar)" (with Rehab)
"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming For Monday Night Football"

Gene Watson to bring 'Best of the Best'

Gene Watson will be celebrating his 50 years of making country music with a release of "Best of the Best: 25 Greatest Hits" on February 14.

The album features re-recorded versions of his classics, such as "Love In The Hot Afternoon," "Farewell Party," "Fourteen Carat Mind," "Memories To Burn," and more.

My Top 50 albums of the decade

As I was working on my 2009 album review, I realized that the end of the decade is just over a month away. It made me think of what albums I'd put on my 'best of' list for the decade. Here's what I came up with:

1. Brandi Carlile – The Story
2. Patty Loveless – Mountain Soul
3. Those Darlins – self titled
4. Kelly Willis – Translated From Love
5. Alison Krauss/Robert Plant – Raising Sand
6. Lacy J Dalton – The Last Wild Place
7. Lonesome Wyatt & Rachel Brooke – A Bitter Harvest
8. Alison Pipitone – I’ll ask her
9. Serena Ryder – Is it okay?
10. Stevie Nicks – Trouble in Shangri-la
11. Mary Gauthier – Mercy Now
12. Johnny Cash – American IV: The Man Comes Around
13. Chely Wright – Metropolitan Hotel
14. Tegan & Sara – The Con
15. Joan Osborne – Little Wild Ones
16. Shelby Lynne – I am Shelby Lynne
17. Kid Rock - Cocky
18. Pink – Missundaztood
19. The Wreckers – Stand Still, Look Pretty
20. Lucinda Williams – Little Honey
21. Brandi Carlile – Give Up The Ghost
22. Loretta Lynn – Van Lear Rose
23. Jack Ingram – This Is It
24. Patty Griffin – Children Running Through
25. Rosanne Cash – The List
26. The Wrights – Down This Road
27. Heart – Jupiter’s Darling
28. Steve Earle – Transcendental Blues
29. Ryan Bingham – Mescalito
30. Jill Sobule – California Years
31. LeeAnn Womack – There’s More Where That Came From
32. Willie Nelson – The Great Divide
33. Beth Hart – 37 Days
34. Blake Shelton – Blake Shelton’s Barn & Grill
35. Dolly Parton – Backwoods Barbie
36. David Ball - Amigo
37. Sheryl Crow - Detours
38. Patty Loveless – On Your Way Home
39. Rosanne Cash – Rules of Travel
40. Lisa Brokop – Hey, Do You Know Me?
41. Anne Murray – Duets: Friends & Legends
42. Kathy Mattea – Coal
43. Sheryl Crow - Wildflower
44. Becky Hobbs – Swedish Coffee & American Sugar
45. Todd Fritsch – Sawdust
46. Lisa Marie Presley – To Whom It May Concern
47. Jewel - Perfectly Clear
48. Justin Townes Earle – the Good Life
49. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Welcome To Woody Creek
50. Jessi Colter – Out of the Ashes

So, what did I miss?