Archive for April, 2010

Somic Boomer – Album of the Week

Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by Rick.

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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 can hear it as a prideful [...]

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On the bus with Merle Haggard

Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by Rick.

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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 three-lane-wide jam of cars and, mostly, [...]

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MERLE HAGGARD RELEASES ‘I AM WHAT I AM’ TOMORROW

Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by Rick.

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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, nevertheless it’s already receiving rave reviews [...]

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Merle Haggard: I Am What I Am

Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by Rick.

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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 him years later. Haggard, 73, is [...]

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Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson were already past their hellion years….

Posted on 19. Apr, 2010 by Rick.

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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 “Pancho & Lefty.” Relaxed and knowing, [...]

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