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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.
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 ...
Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology. "I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can". (1965) " Swinging Doors ". (1966) "The Bottle Let Me Down". (1966) " Swinging Doors " is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in February 1966 as the first single and title track from ...
When I talked to him in the fall of 2004, Haggard had just finished recording the song but was still months away from putting it out. He had a slight reticence to release it as part of the album ...