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MERLE HAGGARD – HAGGARD & PARTON LAND MAJOR COUNTRY MUSIC HONOURS
Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by Rick.
By Contactmusic.com, March 25, 2009 MERLE HAGGARD and DOLLY PARTON have been announced as the early winners at this year’s (09) Academy of Country Music Awards. Haggard, who is recovering from cancer surgery, and the late Harlan Howard will receive the Poets Award for their songwriting contributions to country music, while Parton will be honoured [...]
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Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, Hank Williams Jr. Among Early ACM Winners
Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by Rick.
Written by Craig Shelburne, March 24, 2009 Other Honorees Include Kenny Rogers and the Late Harlan Howard and Jerry Reed Merle Haggard and the late Harlan Howard will receive this year’s Academy of Country Music Poets Award for their songwriting contributions to the country music canon. The ACM announced the early winners of special awards, [...]
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How does Merle Haggard do it?
Posted on 16. Mar, 2009 by Rick.
Story by: Country Musings by Robert Loy, March 2009 This column is being written during the first 100 days of Barack Obama’s presidency, in a weird national mixture of hope and fear, the likes of which haven’t been since the days of the great D-word back in the 1930′s. All of which makes me want to [...]
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Haggard enduring and endearing
Posted on 13. Mar, 2009 by Rick.
By PRESTON JONES – Posted on Fri, Mar. 13, 2009 – Star-Telegram.com DALLAS — Few would call any of Nashville’s legends — George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson — spry, but that doesn’t mean they lack fire. One such icon, Merle Haggard, temporarily brought low by lung cancer late last year, moved deliberately Thursday night [...]
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Merle Haggard Zings Ex-Label Chief
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by Rick.
- Award From Country Radio Broadcasters Gerry House, Chuck Collier, Bob McKay, Moon Mullins Are Hall of Famers March 4, 2009; Written by Edward Morris – CMT Merle Haggard‘s ongoing clash with lung cancer hasn’t made him any less sharp-tongued than he was in his glory days. In Nashville Tuesday night (March 3) to accept [...]
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Merle Haggard, Heidi Newfield Meet Radio
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by Rick.
March 2, 2009 — Downtown Nashville will be crowded with country singers and influential broadcasters this week as the 40th annual Country Radio Seminar gets underway. The centerpiece of the conference has radio programmers and decision makers from all over the U.S. descending on Music City to network, share information and get new ideas for [...]
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Haggard still playing his remarkable music
Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by Rick.
by HILMER WEYLER – For The Outpost Merle Haggard and his band The Strangers were in Billings Thursday night at The Alberta Bair Theater. My interest is to document the man and the show in Billings. I don’t know everything about Merle Haggard. I just think everyone should know about his night in Billings. Early [...]
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Merle Haggard
Posted on 16. Feb, 2009 by Rick.
From vinyl to CDs, the country music legend keeps on singin’ By Karen Cotton kcotton@wyomingnews.com | Story Source, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Any fan of music knows the name Merle Haggard. Even the casual listener will hear echoes of Haggard on the radio today. Haggard’s music – songs that tell the story of his life – [...]
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Country legend plays to sold-out crowd
Posted on 16. Feb, 2009 by Rick.
By TRAVIS COLEMAN • Tribune Staff Writer • February 14, 2009 “Haggard” meant more than just the last name of a country singer for concertgoers Friday night — it stood for honesty, toughness and the essence of a lonesome fugitive. But legend was the most commonly used way to describe Merle Haggard, the original bad [...]
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Merle Haggard in Great Falls tonight (2-13-09)
Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by Rick.
Country singer Merle Haggard resists current trends, maintains songs should have something to say By JENI DODD • Tribune Staff Writer • February 13, 2009 The original bad boy of country music, Merle Haggard brings his songs of the common man to the Mansfield Theater stage at 7:30 tonight. Famous for hits including “Okie From [...]
