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Bakersfield sound. The Bakersfield sound is a sub- genre of country music developed in the mid-to-late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California. [ 1] Bakersfield is defined by its influences of rock and roll and honky-tonk style country, and its heavy use of electric instrumentation and backbeats. [ 2] It was also a reaction against the ...
Big City. (Merle Haggard album) Big City is the thirty-third studio album by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by the Strangers, released in 1981. It was his debut on the Epic label after ending his association with MCA. Big City peaked at number three on the Billboard Country Album charts and number 161 on the Pop Album charts.
If I Could Only Fly. If I Could Only Fly is the 50th studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 2000. The album reached number 26 on the Billboard Country albums chart. [ 1] The title song is a cover of a 1979 song written and recorded by Texas songwriter Blaze Foley. Haggard had previously recorded the song as a duet ...
The country music legend remembered one of his own idols, Merle Haggard, who passed away on April 6. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
Merle Haggard. Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler . Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth.
Country legend Merle Haggard has been brought into the national spotlight again, thanks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance repeatedly using one of the late singer’s anthems as his walk-up ...
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde (song) " The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde' " is a song written by American country music artists Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens, and recorded by Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in January 1968 as the first single and title track from the album The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde.
Randy Rogers just delivered an incredible version of Merle Haggard's big hit, "Misery and Gin." The Texas country phenom, who is best known for his work with the Randy Rogers Band, broke things ...