Don G. Dinsdale Loc: El Cajon, CA (San Diego County)

~ MERLE HAGGARD ~


Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band the Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville sound recordings of the same era.

Haggard's childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. He managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career, gaining popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to the prevailing anti-Vietnam War sentiment of much popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.

He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016 — his 79th birthday — at his ranch in Northern California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.

Haggard's last recording, a song called "Kern River Blues," described his departure from Bakersfield in the late 1970s and his displeasure with politicians. The song was recorded February 9, 2016, and features his son Ben on guitar. This record was released on May 12, 2016, marking the end of Haggard's music career

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_Haggard


Merle Haggard - An American Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-L7syOohzA


Merle Haggard & Marty Robbins - Merle Sings Marty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng5bPhCHAIs


Merle Haggard doing impersonations (Marty, Hank Snow, Buck, Cash)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4V3S7kGNjY


Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, Mel Tillis, Merle Haggard, Jerry Reed & Freddie Hart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhwu-0pXzRY


Toby Keith's Tribute to Merle Haggard | Live at the Grand Ole Opry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obfQt31AaEU


"It's All Going to Pot" Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuMDG5RvdXs


Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson - Okie from Muskogee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4AgZST_TG8


Merle Haggard - Are The Good Times Really Over For Good?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv61zBZacpo


An Evening at the White House with Merle Haggard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EylEuU5x6TU


Ask Keith Richards: How did you first meet Merle Haggard?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2zbvtSWCao


Merle Haggard & Ben Haggard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrf8llce39Y


He Won't Ever Be Gone - Willie Nelson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzkwhN0pBQM


Merle Haggard - Misery and Gin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyMy9iGJb2I


Merle Haggard - It's Been a Great Afternoon / California Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1O1B8ICUa8


Merle Haggard - Honky Tonk Night Time Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPYVsDYeg3U


Merle Haggard - Working Man Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbEstJ98TcM


Merle Haggard I'm A White Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epnqisvSCwo


Must've Been Drunk - Merle Haggard & George Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDKw4VbRBhQ


George Jones & Merle Haggard - "Yesterday's Wine"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwn67tz1ok8


Merle Haggard, Jamey Johnson - "Long Black Veil"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PUaMNvS3vs


Merle Haggard - Silver Wings "LIVE"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w99UIu9N44w


Merle Haggard Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfGqJzacgQU


Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard - Poncho and Lefty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iloyyrVt7EM


That's The Way Love Goes by Merle Haggard & Jewel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okrLLn-wNTU


Merle Haggard & Tammy Wynette "Today I Started Lovin' You Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Ivl_JxSfk


Merle Haggard - My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeFPc22WkUE


Merle Haggard - Green Green Grass of Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ_nudgEAQc


Merle Haggard - Me And Crippled Soldiers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nq1eBbqq7k


Listening To The Wind ( Merle Haggard )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWJNqLY9bzM


If I could only fly - Merle Haggard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cqKEjAALg


Kennedy Center Honors Merle Haggard Dec 28,2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJKx-qR3qkM


Charlie Daniels Remembers Merle Haggard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfZJwaQF7IA


CMT Remembers Merle Haggard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoyXNwzLuXc


Merle Haggard Died at 79| American Country Music Singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw9LibhsYV4



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jimahrens Loc: California

I had ther pleasure of meeting and working for Merle Haggard back in the late sixtys. A wonderful man.