The highest entry on this week’s Americana music chart (# 17) is “The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams,” a collection of songs built around handwritten lyrics found on the day he died. The mix of artists is remarkable, and includes Bob Dylan, Alan Jackson, Lucinda Williams, Jack White, Norah Jones, Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Levon Helm, Jakob Dylan, Sheryl Crow, Merle Haggard and Holly Williams.
Also new to the chart: Bearfoot’s “American Story,” (# 39) Haggard’s “Working in Tennessee,” (# 36) Great American Taxi’s “Paradise Lost” (#37) and Southern Culture on the Skids’ “Zombiefied.” (#39.)
Robert Earl Keen’s “Ready for Confetti” is the nation’s most played Americana music album, moving past the Jayhawks to regain the top spot.
