Hank Williams as Luke The Drifter, RARE "10", 78rpm Boxed Set 1953 MGM
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Nov 18, 2014 Sold Date
Nov 11, 2014 Start Date
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You are bidding on the MGM Hank Williams as Luke The Drifter 4-Record Set. A rare find for collectors of Country/Western memorabilia and music.

This sale features a very rare 4-record set released by M-G-M in 1953 (#203), shortly after the death of country music legend Hank Williams.  The "Hank Williams as Luke The Drifter" set includes four 10", 78 RPM records.  Auction includes the original discs, box and all 4 original sleeves. 

King Hiram "Hank" Williams was born on September 17, 1923, in Mount Olive, Alabama. Early in his career, he developed the habit of singing preaching type songs under the name of "Luke the Drifter," a nom de plume for an idealized character who went across the country preaching the gospel, and doing good deeds while Hank Williams, the drunkard, cheated on women, and was cheated on by them in return.. Williams died in his cadillac in Oak Hill, West Virginia, at the age of 29, while on the way to a scheduled performance on New Years Day, 1953, in Canton, Ohio. That same year MGM released Luke The Drifter ( #'s 30755 - 30758 )in a 78 RPM box set. The lyrics of these songs are a well-guarded secret among the great minimalist Country and Western troubadours. They are considered recitative morality fables incorporating a sort of "drawling blues" done on the spur of the moment.

  • M-G-M Records
  • Hank Williams as Luke The Drifter
  • 4-Record Set
  • 10" Records
  • 78 RPM
    • Beyond The Sunset
    • The Funeral
    • Pictures From Life's Other Side
    • Be Careful Of Stones That you Throw
    • Help Me Understand
    • Men With Broken Hearts
    • Too Many Parties
    • I dreamed About Mama Last Night
  • Includes Box
  • Original Paper Sleeves
  • 1953

A rare find for collectors of Country/Western memorabilia and music.


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