When you"re handled the mantle of a legendary, larger-than-life country music pioneer, who just happens to be your father and shares the same name, the task of carving your own path can be somewhat daunting. But Hank Williams Jr., affectionately known in many parts as "Bocephus," met the challenge and has been going strong for decades. The material on this Icon collection covers his early beginnings in the "60s through the mid-"70s. And accounting for his near-fatal mountain-climbing accident in 1975 and amazing recovery, the songs and their interpretations show the perseverance, stamina and willpower that Hank Jr. applied to his chart-topping craft. Included in this 11-song package is a selection of covers of Hank Sr. classics, from the forlorn "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" to the rousing, fais do do atmosphere of "Jambalaya" and "Cajun Baby." Junior"s own compositions are evident in the chart toppers "Standing in the Shadows," the Southern rocker "Stoned at the Jukebox" and the sensitive yet tearful lament "It s All Over but the Crying."