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I AM WHAT I AM – New CD Coming April 20

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 29, March 2010

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, the disc features 12 songs including the candid title track, with typically stellar playing from MERLE’s band the Strangers. MERLE turns inward on his new disc, and the result isn’t some great claim to Truth, but a concession to the album title’s simple truth.... Read More ››

Haggard, Kristofferson give masterpiece at Rosemont

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 24, February 2010

By DAVE HOEKSTRA Staff Reporter – Chicago Sun Times On the canvas of country music, there are no more prolific living songwriters than Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson. The Country Music Hall of Famers concluded a six-city tour Sunday night at the Rosemont Theatre before a less-than-capacity audience. What’s wrong with Chicago music fans? Pop star Justin Timberlake recognized the importance of this concert. He was backstage before the show taking photographs, apparently for an art project, according to Haggard management. He had to leave before the concert to catch a flight to Europe. Timberlake is from Millville, Tenn,... Read More ››

Merle Haggard brings big hits and talented teenage son to Gallo Center

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 06, January 2010

Story By Lisa Millegan Modesto Bee Merle Haggard isn’t the only one in his family to have musical talent. When the 72-year-old country music legend returns to the Gallo Center for the Arts on Sunday, his youngest son will perform with his band the Strangers. Haggard said 17-year-old Benion is a genius on the guitar. “You can’t play lead guitar with Merle Haggard unless you’re pretty good,” Haggard said in a phone interview from his home near Lake Shasta. “He’s doing it. It’s not because he’s my son, it’s because he’s good.” Haggard last performed at the Gallo Center... Read More ››

Merle Haggard Interview at Country Star Central

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 20, July 2009

Merle Haggard Interview at Country Star Central This week at CSC music legend Merle Haggard chats with Country Star Central about his remarkable career, childhood memories of his musical background, secret crush on Dolly Parton, what accomplishments mean the most to him and MUCH MORE! Below are is an excerpt of the interview, to see the full interview got to Country Star Central website! (CSC) 1. (What an honor to speak with you!) You’re ready to hit the road once again. What are you most looking forward to about performing with your band & how have you been? (Merle... Read More ››

Loretta Lynn & Merle Haggard at Northern Lights

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 20, July 2009

This past week music legends Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard wowed country music fans during their two night stint in Milwaukee!! Make sure to check out the concert review with pictures to find out what songs were performed. By Donna Stroup Country Stars Central “The Hag Shines at Northern Lights Theater” Legendary music icon Merle Haggard appeared at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino’s Northern Lights Theater for a two night stint on July 14th and 15th 2009. The show began at 9:30pm with an opening set by up and coming duo the Malpass Brothers. The two brothers Chris and Taylor... Read More ››

Country guitarist Norm Stephens dies in Cottonwood

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 08, May 2009

By Jim Schultz (Contact) Record Searchlight Online COTTONWOOD – Norm Stephens, who played guitar with such country music legends as Merle Haggard, Lefty Frizzell and Hank Thompson, died Monday of emphysema at his Cottonwood home. He was 77. Although Stephens was not a household name, the distinctive music that came from his guitar filled, and continues to fill, countless homes, honky-tonks and concert halls throughout the world. And his guitar-playing influenced countless musicians, including Haggard himself. In what was considered a musical match made in heaven, Stephens joined Haggard’s band, The Strangers, after the music icon learned in 2000... Read More ››

Music review: Kristofferson fans Haggard flame

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 03, April 2009

Joel Selvin, Chronicle Senior Pop Music Correspondent – Friday, April 3, 2009 – SFGate.com Country music great Merle Haggard doesn’t do acoustic performances – he’s an old-time honky-tonk man – but he couldn’t resist the invitation from Kris Kristofferson to do three special joint acoustic concerts. Still, Haggard looked a little flustered when he flubbed a line or his teleprompter man posted the wrong song Wednesday at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa. “It’s hard to know what I’m doing up here without a band,” Haggard said. “I feel like an old stripper without a... Read More ››

NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Keith Urban, John Rich Offer Memorable New Work

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 02, April 2009

Both Answer Musical Points Raised By Merle Haggard April 2, 2009; Written by Chet Flippo – CMT.com Here’s Merle Haggard in a recent interview with Joel Selvin in the San Francisco Chronicle grousing about current country music: “We don’t have the enthusiasm in music right now,” he says. “We don’t even have songs you could date a time period by.” You know, Merle has earned the right to say what he wants about music or, in fact, just about anything he wants to. But I know, or think I do, what he’s talking about in both instances. I personally... Read More ››

Country star Merle Haggard stands tall

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 31, March 2009

Joel Selvin, Chronicle Senior Pop Music Critic – March 29, 2009 As long as people speak of country music, the music of Merle Haggard will live. As his career nears the half-century mark, Haggard’s imprint is as deeply etched on the music as those of the spiritual forebears he so admires – Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Lefty Frizzell – and he has lived out his Bakersfield childhood dreams beyond imagination. But right now, the country music immortal is feeling very mortal. “I got lucky,” he says, a couple of weeks shy of his 72nd birthday, at his... Read More ››

MERLE HAGGARD – HAGGARD & PARTON LAND MAJOR COUNTRY MUSIC HONOURS

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Posted by MerleHaggard.com on 25, March 2009

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 with the Jim Reeves International Award when the ceremony takes place in Las Vegas on 5 April (09). Other early winners, announced on Tuesday (24Mar09), include Randy Travis, Hank Williams Jr. and Kenny Rogers, who will all receive Cliffie Stone Pioneer Awards, while Toby... Read More ››

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