A Lonely Stranger (Drifting Through Your Town)

1969 compilation of mid 1950's to early 1960's tracks. Date is derived from Queen City (QCA) mastering code. Daniel Andrade was Hank The Drifter’s real name. Born in Taunton, Massachusetts, hillbilly-style singer Daniel Andrade was a wildly devoted Hank Williams fan, starting his recording career back in 1955 with a double-sided tribute 7" ("Hank Williams Is Singing Again"/"Hank You're Gone But Not Forgotten.") This was followed by a string of country and rockabilly singles released between 1956-64, as well as by this LP, which came out sometime after January 1, 1968 (according to the liner notes.) Most of his recordings were released on Andrade's own label, New England Records, which was curiously-named, considering that he had long since moved to Houston, Texas. The tracks on this album seem to have been made over a long timespan: on the Hank Williams tributes he sounds pretty nasal and young, while later songs sound really crudely produced and his voice is gutterally thick and middled-aged low: Definitely a one-of-a-kind, oddball offering! But good, too! (slipcue.com)