In September 1965, “MGM” label released “Ballads of the Hills and Plains”, the third Hank Williams Jr. album. It was recorded in July 1965; at “Columbia Recording Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Jim Vienneau.
Personnel:
- Hank Williams Jr.– vocals, guitar
- Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy, Harold Bradley, Ray Edenton – guitar
- Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano
- Bob Moore– bass
- The Jordanaires– vocal accompaniment
Track listing:
- Doc Holiday – John Paulovic
- Cowpoke – Tillman Franks, David Houston
- Blood’s Thicker Than Water – Danny Dill, Wayne P. Walker
- The Blizzard – Harlan Howard
- Stampede – Jim Dale, Frances Paulin
- The Rainmaker – Cliff Friend, Jack Sanders, Mack Vickery
- Streets of Laredo – traditional
- Black Lightning – Ricky Hester
- Big Twenty – Dillis
- The Eyes of Death – Danny Dill
- I’m Afraid – Allen Nelson, Carolyn Stringer