Merle Haggard
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Music: Nashville or Bust:Week 23: George Strait, The Exception...don't count, however, since they transcend country. They belong to everyone, and so, to a lesser extent, do Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, and George Jones. Cash and Nelson are quintessential Exceptions in part... In this article: George Strait, Johnny Cash, Strait Country, Nashville, Willie Nelson, Garth Brooks, Screwdriver, and Western swing |
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Macon Telegraph | October 07, 2009
German group explores Macon s music scene as part Southern tour
...the likes of Johnny Cash. He became a fan of other artists such as Hank Williams Sr. and Merle Haggard, and his taste covers a variety of country-style music, such as Western, honky-tonk and bluegrass. Friedrich Hog, 44, another...
In this article: Macon, Georgia, Germany, Europe, New Orleans, Georgia, and U.S.
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USATODAY.com | September 22, 2009
Fall music: Jerry Shriver's picks
...father in the mid-1970s. Johnny's pioneering in-laws the Carter Family are represented by Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow, which joins works by Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard and others. Guests Bruce Springsteen,...
In this article: Johnny Cash, Robert Earl Keen, Grammy, Elvis Costello, Surgery, Vivian Liberto, and USA Today
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Washington Times | June 02, 2009
LISTENING STATION: Elvis flies, Iggy flops
...dating back to his 1981 album "Almost Blue," which featured covers of favorite artists including George Jones, Hank Williams and Merle Haggard. Mr. Costello's affection for the idiom appears undimmed. On "Secret, Profane & Sugarcane,"...
In this article: Elvis Costello, Iggy Pop, Michel Houellebecq, Almost Blue, I Wanna Be Your Dog, The Possibility of an Island, Hans Christian Andersen, George Jones, and Hank Williams
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Rolling Stone | October 26, 2009
Rosanne Cash - The List
...these songs her own. Electronic shadings give new color and depth to the Hank Williams hit "Take These Chains From My Heart," as do the organ and layered strings on her atmospheric version of Merle Haggard's "Silver Wings." Her more faithful...
In this article: Rosanne Cash, Johnny Cash, She's Got You, Elvis Costello, Hank Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Rufus Wainwright, and Patsy Cline
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Wikipedia | October 22, 2009
The Wild Side of Life
...album Leather and Lace; that version reached No. 10. Other artists who recorded the song included Moe Bandy, Mickey Gilley, Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Locklin, Willie Nelson, Pirates of the Mississippi, Ray Price , Rod Stewart,...
In this article: The Wild Side of Life, Hank Thompson, God, Kitty Wells, Freddy Fender, It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, Great Speckled Bird, Ken Nelson, and Bonnie Tyler
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CMT News | May 07, 2008
CMT : News : ACM Honoring Brenda Lee, Oaks, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner With Pioneer Awards
...country music genre. Past recipients include Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Bob Wills, Tex Ritter, Charley Pride, Loretta Lynn, Charlie Daniels, Hank Williams Sr., Merle Haggard, George Jones, Dolly Parton and Alabama. The Jim Reeves...
In this article: Porter Wagoner, Conway Twitty, Brenda Lee, Fred Rose, Hank Williams Sr., Bill Anderson, Dick Clark, Tex Ritter, Willie Nelson, and Nashville
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Almost Blue
...Nashville, and released on October 23, 1981. The record's songs consist entirely of country covers , including works originally written by Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Gram Parsons. It is Costello's first album not to be...
In this article: Almost Blue, George Jones, Elvis Costello, Hank Williams, Gram Parsons, Why Don't You Love Me, Nick Lowe, and Chris Ethridge
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Kansas City Star | July 22, 2009
Local live music this weekend: Josh Ritter at Bottleneck, Jesse Dayton and Supersuckers at Knuckleheads
...has backed up the likes of Neko Case. In April, Doe and the Sadies released "Country Club," a collection of covers (Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Hank Snow, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams) and originals. This spring they embarked on a tour...
In this article: John Doe, Josh Ritter, Wallflower, Audiovox, Amazon, Nick Drake, and Jamie Cullum
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Jamboree in the Hills
...Martina McBride, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Hank Williams, Jr., Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Brooks & Dunn and Merle Haggard. Jamboree in the Hills Theme Song Penned in 1978 by Mayf Nutter, the Jamboree in the Hills...
In this article: Faith Hill, Keith Urban, WTOV, Live Nation, Alan Jackson, Hank Williams, Jr., Garth Brooks, Brad Paisley, and Toby Keith
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Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter.
Despite serving a prison term in the early 1960s, Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band "The Strangers" helped create the Bakersfield Sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of the same era. By the 1970s, Haggard was aligned with the growing outlaw country movement, and has continued to release successful albums through the 1990s and into the 2000s. His songs display unflinching personal honesty about such universal themes as love, loss, patriotism, regret and redemption.
- Name At Birth:
- Merle Ronald Haggard
- Also Known As:
- The Hag
- Birth Date:
- April 06, 1937
- Occupation:
- Musician, Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter
- Instrument Played:
- Merle Haggard Signature Model Telecaster
- Record Label:
- Capitol, MCA, Epic, Curb, ANTI
- Years Active:
- 1963 – Present
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