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​(BGO Records) 23 tracks, mit neuen Liner Notes. Das Album „It's All In The Movies“ aus den... more

Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers: A Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player In The World - It's All In The Movies (CD)

​(BGO Records) 23 tracks, mit neuen Liner Notes.

Das Album „It's All In The Movies“ aus den 70er Jahren von Country-Legende Merle Haggard war aufgrund seiner Nichtverfügbarkeit auf CD bei Merle-Fans sehr gefragt.




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Haggard, Merle - A Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player In The World - It's All In The Movies (CD) CD 1
01 Brown Skinned Gal Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
02 Right Or Wrong Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
03 Brain Cloudy Blues Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
04 Stay A Little Longer Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
05 Misery Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
06 Time Changes Everything Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
07 San Antonio Rose Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
08 I Knew The Moment I Lost You Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
09 Roly Poly Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
10 Old Fashioned Love Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
11 Corribe Corrina Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
12 Take Me Back To Tulsa Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
13 It's All In The Movies Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
14 Nothing's Worse Than Losing Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
15 After Loving You Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
16 Stingeree Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
17 I Know An Ending Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
18 This Is The Song We Sing Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
19 Living With The Shades Pulled Down Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
20 Hag's Dixie Blues #2 Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
21 Let's Stop Pretending Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
22 Cotton Patch Blues Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
23 The Seeker Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers
Merle Haggard Sing a Sad Song: Saying Goodbye to Merle Haggard by Scott B. Bomar... more
"Merle Haggard & Merle Hagard and The Strangers"

Merle Haggard

Sing a Sad Song:

Saying Goodbye to Merle Haggard


by Scott B. Bomar

Merle Haggard, an icon of American music, died at his home in California on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. It was the singer, songwriter, and musician’s 79th birthday. In 2008 he battled lung cancer, and was hospitalized in December 2015 with double pneumonia. Haggard returned to the stage soon after, but was sidelined again in February due to continuing health concerns. “A week ago Dad told us he was gonna pass on his birthday,” Merle’s son and lead guitarist, Ben, revealed the day his father died, “and he wasn’t wrong.”

Merle Ronald Haggard was born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California. Following his father’s death in 1945, Merle grew restless and rebellious. Several brushes with the law ultimately landed him in San Quentin prison in 1958. Following his release in 1960, Merle returned to Bakersfield, where he worked at manual labor jobs during the day. In the evenings he paid his dues in the same local honky tonks that sculpted the early career of fellow Bakersfield Sound pioneer Buck Owens.

Merle eventually signed with Bakersfield’s tiny Tally label, releasing a handful of singles before signing with Capitol Records in 1965. During his decade-long stint with Capitol, Haggard scored more than two dozen #1 country hits, including “Branded Man,” “Mama Tried,” “Okie From Muskogee,” “If We Make it Through December,” and “The Roots of My Raising.” Subsequent stints with the MCA and Epic labels yielded additional #1 hits, including “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink,” “My Favorite Memory,” “Big City,” and “Going Where the Lonely Go.” He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994, and continued to record for various labels, releasing his final studio album, Working in Tennessee, in 2011.

The celebrated “poet of the common man” frequently explored themes of restlessness, determination, stubborn individuality, responsibility, hard work, and a longing for personal freedom. His gift for capturing the spirit and struggles of the working class earned him a reputation as one of the great American songwriters in the tradition of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. Beyond his mastery of lyrics and melody, Haggard was an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and nuanced vocalist who set a new bar in country music for both twangy barn-burners and tender jazz-tinged ballads. “He wasn’t just a country singer,” son Ben added. “He was the best country singer that ever lived.”

Haggard reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Singles chart more than 70 times between 1966 and 1989. Nearly 40 of those songs climbed all the way to the #1 spot. Beyond the hits, Haggard released 54 studio albums as a solo act, 10 collaborative albums with other artists, 11 live releases, and 5 additional studio albums spotlighting his legendary band, the Strangers. He won more than two dozen awards from the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association, as well as three Grammy awards. Haggard was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and, in 2010, was honored by the prestigious Kennedy Center for “outstanding contribution to American culture.”

“I want to die along the highway” Haggard sang in his 1977 hit “Ramblin’ Fever.” The legendary road warrior almost pulled it off. “It’s what keeps me alive and it’s what fucks up my life,” Merle said of touring in a 2016 interview with Matt Hendrickson. Although he had little interest in the trappings of celebrity, Haggard loved to sing and play. Bringing his music to his fans fueled him to the very end. His passing marks not only the end of a remarkable career, but the death of an icon who ranks with Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Miles Davis, and John Lennon as a musical force who forever changed the face of music.              

 

 

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Tracklist
Haggard, Merle - A Tribute To The Best Damn Fiddle Player In The World - It's All In The Movies (CD) CD 1
01 Brown Skinned Gal
02 Right Or Wrong
03 Brain Cloudy Blues
04 Stay A Little Longer
05 Misery
06 Time Changes Everything
07 San Antonio Rose
08 I Knew The Moment I Lost You
09 Roly Poly
10 Old Fashioned Love
11 Corribe Corrina
12 Take Me Back To Tulsa
13 It's All In The Movies
14 Nothing's Worse Than Losing
15 After Loving You
16 Stingeree
17 I Know An Ending
18 This Is The Song We Sing
19 Living With The Shades Pulled Down
20 Hag's Dixie Blues #2
21 Let's Stop Pretending
22 Cotton Patch Blues
23 The Seeker