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re: Merle Haggard
Posted on 4/6/23 at 11:05 pm to Summerchild
Posted on 4/6/23 at 11:05 pm to Summerchild
I remember that day.
I sent a text to a friend saying "I'm not sure what to do right now. I've never lived in a world without Merle Haggard in it".
I sent a text to a friend saying "I'm not sure what to do right now. I've never lived in a world without Merle Haggard in it".
Posted on 4/6/23 at 11:22 pm to Summerchild
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One of the greats. He died 7 years ago today.
Which is also his birthday.
Definitely one of the best.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 4:14 am to dchog
Merle and Jones are my two favorites, glad I saw them both live. I saw merle late in his career but he still sounded good. I saw jones years back at Alex Broussard’s around the time Jones lived in Carencro.
From one of my favorite Merle haggard songs, ramblin’ fever
… But I don't let no no woman, tie me down
And I never get too old to get around
I want to die along the highway and rot away
Like some old high-line pole
Rest this ramblin' fever in my soul
From one of my favorite Merle haggard songs, ramblin’ fever
… But I don't let no no woman, tie me down
And I never get too old to get around
I want to die along the highway and rot away
Like some old high-line pole
Rest this ramblin' fever in my soul
Posted on 4/7/23 at 5:55 pm to CajunTiger92
Haggard was still looking and playing/singing strong almost all the way until he died.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 8:00 pm to Sam Quint
"Misery and Gin"
Here's a very, very underrated classic. In my top 3 favorite songs of all-time. It hits so hard.
Here's a very, very underrated classic. In my top 3 favorite songs of all-time. It hits so hard.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:00 pm to Sam Quint
You serious? Yes it is a joke that Elvis is in but Cash helped save the genre ounce Hank Williams died leaving some huge shoes to fill.
He was a great ambassador for the genre and for a brief time was the first country artist to achieve mega fame in the late 60s, more popular than the Beatles and Elvis.
This spawned his show which indeed exposed unknown country artists to a broader audience and gave more exposure to other artists from different genres. This put Nashville on the map.
He may not be considered traditional country from a purists perspective. But then what is? He was heavily influenced by the Carter family and some of his music has a roots country sound to it.
I know the story about the stolen lyrics but he took a boring arse song and turned it into a classic.
He was a great ambassador for the genre and for a brief time was the first country artist to achieve mega fame in the late 60s, more popular than the Beatles and Elvis.
This spawned his show which indeed exposed unknown country artists to a broader audience and gave more exposure to other artists from different genres. This put Nashville on the map.
He may not be considered traditional country from a purists perspective. But then what is? He was heavily influenced by the Carter family and some of his music has a roots country sound to it.
I know the story about the stolen lyrics but he took a boring arse song and turned it into a classic.
Posted on 4/7/23 at 9:37 pm to KCRoyalBlue
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Here's a very, very underrated classic. In my top 3 favorite songs of all-time. It hits so hard.
Agree. One of my all time favorites. The song and Merle
Posted on 4/10/23 at 8:42 am to dchog
quote:
You serious? Yes it is a joke that Elvis is in but Cash helped save the genre ounce Hank Williams died leaving some huge shoes to fill. He was a great ambassador for the genre and for a brief time was the first country artist to achieve mega fame in the late 60s, more popular than the Beatles and Elvis. This spawned his show which indeed exposed unknown country artists to a broader audience and gave more exposure to other artists from different genres. This put Nashville on the map. He may not be considered traditional country from a purists perspective. But then what is? He was heavily influenced by the Carter family and some of his music has a roots country sound to it. I know the story about the stolen lyrics but he took a boring arse song and turned it into a classic.
no doubt he was an ambassador for country music and he did great things for the industry and the genre (i dont know that i would give him credit for "putting Nashville on the map" though), but that still doesnt mean that the music he made was country. i dont think Cash or his band cumulatively had enough talent to play actual country music.
This post was edited on 4/10/23 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:14 am to Sam Quint
Merle did a very interesting and entertaining interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air some years back. Worth looking up.
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