Thirteen contemporary artists, including Jack White and Bob Dylan, were tasked with taking unfinished lyrics and ideas written by the late Hank Williams and turning them into full-fledged songs. The collection, titled The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams, will be released on October 3.
The notes in question were found after the country legend's death in a leather briefcase that had belonged to him. Hank Williams died in 1953 at the age of 29.
According to Rolling Stone, this was originally conceived as a solo project for the senior Dylan (whose son Jakob appears on the song "Oh, Mama, Come Home"), but he ended up singing on a single track, "The Love That Faded."
The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams Track Listing:
- Alan Jackson – ‘You've Been Lonesome, Too’
- Bob Dylan – ‘The Love That Faded’
- Norah Jones – ‘How Many Times Have You Broken My Heart?’
- Jack White – ‘You Know That I Know’
- Lucinda Williams – ‘I'm So Happy I Found You’
- Vince Gill and Rodney Crowell – ‘I Hope You Shed A Million Tears’
- Patty Loveless – ‘You're Through Fooling Me’
- Levon Helm – ‘You'll Never Again Be Mine’
- Holly Williams – ‘Blue Is My Heart’
- Jakob Dylan – ‘Oh, Mama, Come Home’
- Sheryl Crow – ‘Angel Mine’
- Merle Haggard – ‘The Sermon On The Mount’
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