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Where Do I Start With Merle Haggard?

You should be listening to Merle Haggard. But where to begin? Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Last week, we excerpted a new book by Brow Beat contributor David Cantwell, Merle Haggard: The ...
Whiskey Riff

“One Of The Great Moments In Country Music” – How Merle Haggard Once Told Off A Record Label Executive Who Said His Album Sucked

Only Merle Haggard. Never one who was shy or too scared to speak his mind, Merle was good friends with Ray Benson, frontman of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, who recalled a great story about ...
Yahoo

The 10 Best Merle Haggard Songs

It has been a cruel season of loss in the music community, felt most recently with the departure of Merle Haggard, the titan of American song who passed away last Wednesday on the occasion of his 79th ...
Los Angeles Times

Merle Haggard has died, but his music stayed alive until the very end

As one of the creators of country music’s influential Bakersfield sound, Merle Haggard will undoubtedly be remembered for what he helped begin. But on the day of his death at age 79, let’s not forget ...