BEST OF JOHN HIATT, 4/1/2012 Critics across the board took

Critics across the board took notice of the range of his compositions

having played in a swing band in the Navy in the 1940s and studied the style of artists like Hawkins and Ben Webster while coming up in Philadelphia

the album's essence was impossible to forecast

4 Come Alive - By Hugh Jackman

BEST OF JOHN HIATT, 4/1/2012 Critics across the board tookPersonnel includes: John Hiatt (vocals, acoustic, electric & tremelo guitars, acoustic & electric & Wurlitzer pianos); Rosanne Cash (vocals); Sonny Landreth (acoustic & electric guitar, 12 string guitar, slide guitar, steel guitar); Glen Ballard (acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, programming); David Immergluck (electric, slide, pedal steel, lap steel & baritone guitars, mandolin, 3 stringed stick); Ry Cooder, Michael Landau (electric guitar);