Porter Wagoner Cold Hard Facts Of Life CD - Import

The dark prince of the classic honky-tonk era, Porter Wagoner drew his best material from a dark source, as evidenced by this definitive three-disc collection of his finest work, THE COLD HARD FACTS OF LIFE. From the story song "Carroll County Accident" to the chilling murder ballad that gives this anthology its title, Wagoner excelled at a deadpan delivery of tunes that stared mortality square in the eye. But no matter how low-down Wagoner gets on his tales of woe and longing, the roadhouse-rocking feel of these tracks keeps things from ever leaning too far towards the morose.

2008 three CD set housed in a digipak, featuring six best-selling concept albums that gave the Country Music superstar Porter Wagoner a cult following: Confessions Of A Broken Man (1966); Soul Of A Convict (1967); The Cold Hard Facts Of Life (1967); The Bottom Of A Bottle (1968); The Carroll County Accident (1969) and Down In The Alley-Skid Row Joe' (1970). Seventy gripping 'slice of life' songs and recitations including such memorable Top 5 Billboard Country chart hits as 'Green, Green Grass Of Home', 'Skid Row Joe; The Cold Hard Facts Of Life' and 'The Carroll County Accident'. Features a rogue's gallery of murderers, philanderers, depressives, death-row inmates, unrepentant barflies, panhandling winos and other losers. Includes extensive notes covering these fascinating albums and Wagoner's life and career. Bear Family.