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It's still sobering to realize that Hank recorded just 66 songs during his lifetime, almost all of them essential. And even more shocking: he accomplished all of this by the time of his death at the age of 29! Here are those songs that serve as a working definition of country music, and as an admonition to artists who try to get too wordy or try to lose themselves in minor keys. "Your Cheatin' Heart," "HonkyTonk Blues," "Cold, Cold Heart," "Lovesick Blues," "You Win Again," "I Can't Help It," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and the rest.