This lavish package seems truly an embarrassment of riches. A 10-CD mother lode, it brilliantly captures the essence of the man and his spellbinding music. Imagine being able to dip in and listen to the unadorned music from the whole of this pioneer's musical career, along with preserved historical spoken words. His career truly represents the major turning point in country music's history, and this box set is as much a social history of America at mid-20th century as it is a music document. |