The definitive honky tonk singer whose work informed nearly every hard country vocalist who followed him. (AllMusic) Your reaction to that statement will place him somewhere between Iconic and merely Significant. File under: Prototypes and archetypes.
Discography:
In the music library: Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour: The Best Of The Third Series: My Baby's Just Like Money
Swampbilly Shindig (Rockabilly, Country And Soul From The Deep South): The Long Black Veil
Links: Wikipedia AllMusic Discogs 45cat