Merle Haggard
Along with Buck Owens and Wynn Stewart, Merle Haggard created the Bakersfield country sound of the '60s, emphasizing two-part harmonies, tasty guitar solos, catchy choruses and a no-frills approach to production. To this, the singer/songwriter/guitarist adds his own jazzy Western swing touches. His distinctly proletarian lyrics alternate between classic honky-tonk barroom laments and the celebration of the blue-collar working man. Like many country stars of the '60s and '70s, Haggard slipped off the mainstream radar in the '80s and '90s, but made a Johnny Cash-like "comeback" with the poignant, sparsely produced IF I COULD ONLY FLY in 2000.
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Albums
- (2008) If I Could Only Fly
- (2008) Going Where The Lonely Go
- (2007) The Definitive Collection
- (2007) Hag's Christmas
- (2007) The Bluegrass Sessions
- (2006) Hag/ Someday We'll Look Back
- (2006) I'm A Lonesome Fugitive/ Branded Man
- (2006) Mama Tried/ Pride In What I Am
- (2006) Sing Me Back Home/Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde
- (2006) Strangers/Swinging Doors And The Bottle Let Me Down
- (2006) Live From Austin TX
- (2006) Back To The Barrooms
- (2006) Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
- (2005) Chicago Wind
- (2003) Rainbow Stew
- (2002) 20 Greatest Hits
- (2001) Prison
- (2001) Mama Tried
- (2001) Okie From Muskogee (Live)
- (2001) Cheatin'
- (2001) Strangers
- (2001) Drinkin'
- (2001) Hurtin'
- (2000) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Merle Haggard
- (2000) Ultimate Collection: Merle Haggard
- (1999) Live At Billy Bob's
- (1999) 12 No. 1 Hits
- (1996) Down Every Road - CD1
- (1996) Down Every Road - CD2
- (1996) Down Every Road - CD3
- (1996) Down Every Road - CD4
- (1996) Down Every Road 1962-1994
- (1995) Super Hits Vol. 3
- (1995) Greatest Hits
- (1995) The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology (1963-1977) - CD1
- (1995) The Lonesome Fugitive: The Merle Haggard Anthology (1963-1977) - CD2
- (1994) What A Friend We Have In Jesus
- (1994) Merle Haggard - 16 Biggest Hits
- (1991) Best Of The Best Of
- (1991) 18 Rare Classics
- (1990) I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink
- (1988) Serving 190 Proof
- (1987) The Way I Am
- (1987) Seashores Of Old Mexico
- (1985) Merle Haggard His Best
- (1985) Super Hits Vol. 1
- (1984) Greatest Hits Of The 80's
- (1983) The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years
- (1982) Love Songs
- (1982) Goin' Home For Christmas
- (1982) His Epic Hits
- (1982) Pancho And Lefty
- (1981) Big City
- (1975) Living Legends
- (1973) A Christmas Present
- (1969) Same Train, A Different Time
- (0000) Roots Volume 1
Top Tracks
- Mama Tried
- Pancho and Lefty
- Today I Started Loving You Again
- The Bottle Let Me Down
- If We Make It Through December
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Comments
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josphmccavana on 2007-08-20 04:29:37.450:
youve tried the rest now try the one of the best -
mikesbabygirl on 2007-07-04 20:23:23.937:
my dad drives a bus for merle -
jesarchives on 2007-04-24 15:07:57.417:
oh yes lefty and pancho