When Hank Williams sails into "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle," the first cut on this compilation of roll-in-misery blues, you know it"s going to be a two-bottle night. Can anything else on earth sound this mournful? Maybe just "Ramblin" Man," another cut from these 16 heartfelt tracks, some of which find Hank stylistically borrowing from Ernest Tubb and Jimmie Rodgers. With the weight of the world on his bony shoulders, it"s no wonder Hank slouched when he sang. Yet such tunes as "Moanin" the Blues" and "My Bucket"s Got a Hole in It" also carry an undertone of celebration. "Nobody had the talent to make suffering enjoyable like Hank Williams," Kris Kristofferson once observed. You can say that again, Hoss. --Alanna Nash