Album of the Week – Merle Haggard – I Am What I Am – Vanguard Records Article by Don McLeese – Sonic Boomers There are at least two ways you can take the title of the latest from a country legend whose career spans more than a half-century. You...
Stagecoach 2010: On the bus with Merle Haggard Los Angeles Times – April 24, 2010 – by Randy Lewis Parking is a journey to the dark side for all concerned this weekend. Several acres were set aside for free parking for those coming to Stagecoach just for the day, and the...
MERLE HAGGARD RELEASES ‘I AM WHAT I AM’ TOMORROW, APRIL 20 ON VANGUARD RECORDS; PERFORMACE FROM STAGECOACH FESTIVAL TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON APRIL 24 FROM 10-11PM EASTERN ON SIRUIS/XM RADIO’S OUTLAW COUNTRY CHANNEL MERLE HAGGARD’s newest disc—I AM WHAT I AM—may not come out until tomorrow, April 20,...
Article By Ludovic Hunter-Tilney I Am What I Am Vanguard 4 Satrs When Johnny Cash played at San Quentin prison, Merle Haggard was in the audience. After doing time, the jailbird went straight and became a country singer himself. “Hag, you’re the guy people think I am,” Cash told...
New York Times Article By JON CARAMANICA, NATE CHINEN and BEN RATLIFF – Published: April 18, 2010 MERLE HAGGARD “I Am What I Am” – (Vanguard) WILLIE NELSON “Country Music” (Rounder) Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson were already past their hellion years when they united for the 1983 album...