Merle Haggard The Troubadour (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
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Merle Haggard: The Troubadour (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Merle Haggard's overlooked and underappreciated MCA recordings capture the great country singer-songwriter reemerging from his mid-career crossroads. 111 tracks spanning from 1976 to 1981, covering eight LPs plus the 'lost' album later sold to CBS. Four unissued songs, including the recently discovered original recording of Troubadour. Three songs never on album, including The Bull And The Beaver, his #8 country duet with Leona Williams. Both hit singles from the 'Bronco Billy' soundtrack, including Misery And Gin and Merle Haggard's chart-topping duet with Clint Eastwood, Bar Room Buddies. Lavish 68-page hardcover book with rare photos and an extensive essay covering Merle Haggard's MCA years.
His celebrated, career-defining 11-year run with Capitol Records behind him, Merle Haggard was in a creative lull and pondering retirement when he signed with MCA. But after taking a six-month hiatus from performing, a refreshed and newly confident Merle Haggard triumphantly returned to the footlights and the recording studios. His singing voice now mellowed into a comfortable baritone, and his newly retooled lineup of the Strangers could effortlessly shift from country to swing to down-home blues without hesitation. More importantly, an inspired Haggard began writing great songs again.
This 4-CD collection gathers every existing master that Haggard recorded for MCA Records between 1976 and 1981. Among the highlights: My Farewell To Elvis, Merle Haggard's heartfelt tribute to his musical contemporary Elvis Presley. 'Serving 190 Proof,' the critically acclaimed, semi-autobiographical 1979 album that signaled Haggard's future musical direction. 'Back To The Barrooms,' the 1980 Jimmy Bowen-produced classic that yielded Haggard's chart-topping single I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink and Leonard, his homage to a troubled friend, country stylist Tommy Collins.'Rainbow Stew,' a breathtaking October 1980 live set performed at Anaheim Stadium in front of more than 30,000 cheering fans, and 'Songs For The Mama That Tried,' an affectionate 1981 album of country gospel songs dedicated to his elderly mother.
The set also includes 'It's All In The Game' and unreleased MCA material that CBS later acquired and parceled out among three Epic albums.
Many great songs are associated with Haggard's MCA years, and they're all here: Ramblin' Fever, From Graceland To The Promised Land, I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall, It's Been A Great Afternoon,
Red Bandana, Footlights, and My Own Kind Of Hat.
Produced with the singer's cooperation, 'Troubadour' includes a lavishly illustrated, full-sized book featuring Dave Samuelson's essay on the MCA era and a master sessionography.
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Interpret: Merle Haggard
Album titlle: The Troubadour (4-CD Deluxe Box Set)
Genre Country
Label Bear Family Records
- Preiscode DK
- Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
Artikelart Box set
EAN: 4000127172501
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Haggard, Merle - The Troubadour (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 1 | ||||
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01 | The Troubadour | Merle Haggard | ||
02 | I Think It's Gone Forever | Merle Haggard | ||
03 | If We're Not Back In Love By Monday (unissued | Merle Haggard | ||
04 | Ramblin' Fever | Merle Haggard | ||
05 | When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again | Merle Haggard | ||
06 | Ghost Story | Merle Haggard | ||
07 | Set Me Free | Merle Haggard | ||
08 | Love Somebody To Death | Merle Haggard | ||
09 | Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride At All | Merle Haggard | ||
10 | My Love For You | Merle Haggard | ||
11 | The Last Letter | Merle Haggard | ||
12 | From Graceland To Promised Land | Merle Haggard | ||
13 | Blue Christmas | Merle Haggard | ||
14 | Are You Lonesome Tonight | Merle Haggard | ||
15 | In The Ghetto | Merle Haggard | ||
16 | Don't Be Cruel | Merle Haggard | ||
17 | Jailhouse Rock | Merle Haggard | ||
18 | Love Me Tender | Merle Haggard | ||
19 | That's All Right (Mama) | Merle Haggard | ||
20 | Heartbreak Hotel | Merle Haggard | ||
21 | Blue Suede Shoes | Merle Haggard | ||
22 | Merle's Farewell To Elvis | Merle Haggard | ||
23 | I'm Always On A Mountain When I Fall | Merle Haggard | ||
24 | Life Of A Rodeo Cowboy | Merle Haggard | ||
25 | It's Been A Great Afternoon | Merle Haggard | ||
26 | Love Me When You Can | Merle Haggard | ||
27 | There Won't Be Another Now | Merle Haggard | ||
28 | Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) | Merle Haggard | ||
29 | There Ain't No Good Chain Gang | Merle Haggard | ||
30 | The Dream | Merle Haggard | ||
31 | The Immigrant | Merle Haggard | ||
32 | Mama I've Got To Go To Memphis | Merle Haggard |
Haggard, Merle - The Troubadour (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 2 | ||||
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01 | The Bull And The Beaver | Merle Haggard | ||
02 | I'm Getting' High | Merle Haggard | ||
03 | Red Bandana | Merle Haggard | ||
04 | Driftwood | Merle Haggard | ||
05 | Sing A Family Song | Merle Haggard | ||
06 | Footlights | Merle Haggard | ||
07 | Got Lonely Too Early This Morning | Merle Haggard | ||
08 | Heaven Was A Drink Of Wine | Merle Haggard | ||
09 | I Can't Get Away | Merle Haggard | ||
10 | My Own Kind Of Hat | Merle Haggard | ||
11 | I Didn't Mean To Love You | Merle Haggard | ||
12 | Roses In The Winter | Merle Haggard | ||
13 | I Must Done Something Bad | Merle Haggard | ||
14 | The Way I Am | Merle Haggard | ||
15 | Wake Up | Merle Haggard | ||
16 | Sky-Bo | Merle Haggard | ||
17 | No One To Sing For (But The Band) | Merle Haggard | ||
18 | Remember Me (I'm The One Who Loves You) | Merle Haggard | ||
19 | Life's Just Not The Way It Used To Be | Merle Haggard | ||
20 | Where Have You Been | Merle Haggard | ||
21 | Take Me Back And Try Me One More Time | Merle Haggard | ||
22 | I'll Always Be Glad To Take You Back | Merle Haggard | ||
23 | It Makes No Difference Now | Merle Haggard | ||
24 | It's Been So Long Darlin' | Merle Haggard | ||
25 | Misery And Gin (from the original soundtrack | Merle Haggard | ||
26 | Barroom Buddies | Merle Haggard | ||
27 | You Babe | Merle Haggard |
Haggard, Merle - The Troubadour (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 3 | ||||
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01 | My Life's Been Grand | Merle Haggard | ||
02 | Tell Me Something Bad About Tulsa | Merle Haggard | ||
03 | Love Keeps Hanging On | Merle Haggard | ||
04 | All In The Game | Merle Haggard | ||
05 | Why Can't I Cry | Merle Haggard | ||
06 | Bleachers | Merle Haggard | ||
07 | Love Don't Hurt Everything | Merle Haggard | ||
08 | Susie | Merle Haggard | ||
09 | Pennies From Heaven | Merle Haggard | ||
10 | Make-Up And Faded Blue Jeans | Merle Haggard | ||
11 | Ever Changing Woman | Merle Haggard | ||
12 | Help Save The Wild Life | Merle Haggard | ||
13 | Leonard | Merle Haggard | ||
14 | I Don't Want To Sober Up Tonight | Merle Haggard | ||
15 | Dealing With The Devil | Merle Haggard | ||
16 | Can't Break The Habit | Merle Haggard | ||
17 | Lay Your Hands On My Heart | Merle Haggard | ||
18 | Back To The Barrooms Again | Merle Haggard | ||
19 | Our Paths May Never Cross | Merle Haggard | ||
20 | (I Don't Have) Any More Love Songs | Merle Haggard | ||
21 | I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink | Merle Haggard | ||
22 | I Don't Want To Sober Up Tonight (outtake) | Merle Haggard | ||
23 | New Cocaine Blues | Merle Haggard | ||
24 | Easy Come, Easy Go | Merle Haggard | ||
25 | Easy Come, Easy Go (alt) | Merle Haggard |
Haggard, Merle - The Troubadour (4-CD Deluxe Box Set) Box set 4 | ||||
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01 | When God Comes And Gather His Jewels | Merle Haggard | ||
02 | Suppertime | Merle Haggard | ||
03 | He Walks With Me | Merle Haggard | ||
04 | Softly And Tenderly | Merle Haggard | ||
05 | Why Me | Merle Haggard | ||
06 | Where No One Stands Alone | Merle Haggard | ||
07 | One Day At A Time | Merle Haggard | ||
08 | What A Friend We Have In Jesus | Merle Haggard | ||
09 | Swing Low Sweet Chariot | Merle Haggard | ||
10 | The Old Rugged Cross | Merle Haggard | ||
11 | Keep On The Sunny Side | Merle Haggard | ||
12 | The Fightin' Side Of Me | Merle Haggard | ||
13 | If We Make It Through December | Merle Haggard | ||
14 | Misery And Gin (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
15 | I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
16 | Back To The Barrooms Again (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
17 | Our Paths May Never Cross (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
18 | Medley: The Running Kind / I'm A Lonesome Fug | Merle Haggard | ||
19 | Rainbow Stew (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
20 | Blue Yodel 9 (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
21 | Dealing With The Devil (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
22 | Fiddle Breakdown (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
23 | Sing Me Back Home (live) | Merle Haggard | ||
24 | Pearl Beer | Merle Haggard | ||
25 | The Man In The Mask | Merle Haggard | ||
26 | The Legends Begins | Merle Haggard | ||
27 | The Breaking Of Silver | Merle Haggard |
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.
Eine weitere grandiose Box für alle Fans von Merle Haggard. Vier herrlich zusammengestellte CDs und dazu ein Bildband mit vielen interessanten Fakten und Bildern. Besser geht es nicht!!! Dankeschön!
Eine weitere grandiose Box für alle Fans von Merle Haggard. Vier herrlich zusammengestellte CDs und dazu ein Bildband mit vielen interessanten Fakten und Bildern. Besser geht es nicht!!! Dankeschön!
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Eine tolle Zusammenstellung in bewährter Bear Family Qualittät.
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Classic Hag! Essential and invaluable - go buy!
Maverick 1-2/2013 Alan Cackett
Ein wunderbar bebildertes, LP-großes Hardcoverbuch liefert Dave Samuelsons Essay zur MCD-Ära, bekannt ausführlich und detailliert die Discogrphie von Bear Family-Chef Richard Weize.
Good Times 6/2012 Ulrich Schwartz
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