The Bocephus Box [Curb] (2000)

About this title: The years covered on Curb's The Bocephus Box (1979-1999) are the 20 years where Hank Jr. was an American icon, the larger-than-life rowdy man of country. His rise began in the early '80s, when he hit upon a terrific blend of honky tonk, Southern rock, blues, and country that appealed to rock and country audiences alike -- rednecks of all persuasions, as less charitable critics would say. Throughout the '80s, he ruled the country charts, as every single one of his new albums went gold. For some observers, he slipped into self-parody halfway through that reign, but as this three-disc box set ... read more

Tracks:

1. A Country Boy Can Survive [Y2K Version] [Williams]
2. Family Tradition [Williams]
3. To Love Somebody [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
4. Old Flame, New Fire [Solomon]
5. Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line [Bryant]
6. I've Got Rights [Williams Jr]
7. I Just Ain't Been Able [Williams]
8. Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound [Williams Jr]
9. Outlaw Women [Williams Jr]
10. (I Don't Have) Anymore Love Songs [Williams]
11. O.D.'d in Denver [Williams Jr]
12. Come and Go Blues [Allman]
13. The Conversation [Williams/Jennings]
14. Old Habits [Williams Jr]
15. Kaw-Liga [Williams Jr/Rose]
16. If You Don't Like Hank Williams [Kristofferson]
17. Dixie on My Mind [Williams]
18. Texas Women [Williams]
19. Ramblin' Man [Williams]
20. Waitin' on the Tables to Turn [Vickery/Kemp]
21. A Country Boy Can Survive [Williams]
22. Born to Boogie [Williams]
23. Honky Tonk Women [Jagger/Richards]
24. All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) [Williams]
25. I've Been Down [Williams/Keel/Stamp]
26. La Grange [Gibbons/Beard/Hill]
27. Leave Them Boys Alone [Williams Jr/Dillon/]
28. Blue Jean Blues [Beard/Gibbons/Hill]
29. Midnight Rider [Allman/Payne]
30. Now I Know How George Feels [Williams]
31. All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming over Tonight [Williams]
32. Major Moves [Williams]
33. Ain't Misbehavin' [Brooks/Razaf/Waller]
34. Lawyers, Guns and Money [Zevon]
35. This Ain't Dallas [Williams Jr]
36. Two Old Cats Like Us [Seals]
37. Country State of Mind [Wade/Williams]
38. Mind Your Own Business [Williams]
39. Secret Agent Man [Barri/Sloan]
40. Wild Dogs [Barnett/Lawler]
41. My Name Is Bocephus [Williams Jr]
42. Workin' for MCA [King/VanZant]
43. I Really Like Girls/Rock & Roll Music [Thorogood/Berry]
44. House of the Rising Sun [Traditional]
45. The Blues Man [Williams]
46. Keep Your Hands to Yourself [Baird]
47. Walk This Way [Tyler/Perry]
48. Heaven Can't Be Found [Williams]
49. Thanks a Lot [Miller/Sessions]
50. All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) (Solo) [Williams]
51. A Country Boy Can Survive [Williams]
52. You're Gonna Be a Sorry Man [Anderson]
53. Tuesday's Gone [Collins/VanZant]
54. Mannish Boy [McDaniel/Waters/Lon]
55. Finders Are Keepers [Williams]
56. There's a Tear in My Beer [Williams]
57. Big Mamou [Davis]
58. Man to Man [Williams Jr/Barnes]
59. Stoned at the Jukebox [Williams]
60. 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do [Grainger/Prince/Wil]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.