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Haggard keeps on movin’
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Rick.
Haggard keeps on movin’ By Nathalie Baret For the Journal Merle Haggard has a few priorities that he won’t back down from. One is staying above ground. “I’m the kind of guy that has to keep moving and keep active, otherwise I’ll die. At my age, that’s real important. And singing is like swimming, because [...]
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Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself
Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by Rick.
THIRTEEN’S American Masters pays tribute to a country music patriarch in Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself premiering July 21, 2010 on PBS The film features archival footage and interviews with Merle Haggard and his family, Robert Duvall, John Fogerty, Kris Kristofferson, Keith Richards, Tanya Tucker and more. Explore American music legends at pbs.org/americanmasters. [...]
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He Is What He Is: The Merle Haggard Interview
Posted on 11. May, 2010 by Rick.
By Rachel Brodsky – May 11 2010 at PopMatters He Is What He Is: The Merle Haggard Interview Today he’s considered a country legend, but that doesn’t mean Merle Haggard’s life has been easy. Dubbed “the poet of the common man”, Haggard’s early years were a rough n’ tumble combination of odd jobs and small [...]
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Merle Haggard: As He Is
Posted on 10. May, 2010 by Rick.
By Peter Cooper on April 30th, 2010 American Songwriter Merle Haggard: As He Is “Songwriting gets harder and harder, unless you just want to try to write a better version of what you’ve already done,” said Merle Haggard, 73, sitting in a Middle Tennessee studio and making clear that he wants much more than that. [...]
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Somic Boomer – Album of the Week
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by Rick.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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I AM WHAT I AM – New CD Coming April 20
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Rick.
MERLE HAGGARD RETURNS APRIL 20 WITH NEW CD ‘I AM WHAT I AM’ DEBUT DISC FOR VANGUARD RECORDS MERLE HAGGARD returns on April 20 with his new CD I AM WHAT I AM, his first disc for Vanguard Records, and an inspired effort from a rejuvenated legend. Co-produced by MERLE with longtime cohort Lou Bradley, [...]
