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R.I.P. Merle. (Original Post) Lint Head Apr 2016 OP
Good night storyteller. Half-Century Man Apr 2016 #1
One of the greats Zambero Apr 2016 #2
Vaya con Dios rug Apr 2016 #3
great version ! kentuck Apr 2016 #4
RIP 2naSalit Apr 2016 #5
Sad to hear that - rip Merle panader0 Apr 2016 #6
Merle on Trump. Lint Head Apr 2016 #7
RIP Merle Doc_Technical Apr 2016 #8
you did good, merle hopemountain Apr 2016 #9
In the good old days, when times were bad... HuckleB Apr 2016 #10
K&R napkinz Apr 2016 #11

Zambero

(8,968 posts)
2. One of the greats
Wed Apr 6, 2016, 02:45 PM
Apr 2016

The first two Merle Haggard songs I heard were performed by Gram Parsons onstage in L.A. while he was with the Byrds back in '68. The audience response was lukewarm as I recall, and Parsons gave the audience a brief instructive lecture on why folks should be more appreciative of his music. Eventually people caught on. R.I.P.

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
7. Merle on Trump.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 12:41 AM
Apr 2016

“He’s not a politician. I don’t think he understands the way things work in Washington, that’s what worries me about him,” Haggard tells Rolling Stone Country. “I don’t think he realizes he can’t just tell somebody to do something and have it done, you know. I think he’s dealing from a strange deck.”

Read More: Merle Haggard Weighs in on Donald Trump Campaign | http://tasteofcountry.com/merle-haggard-donald-trump/?trackback=tsmclip

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
9. you did good, merle
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 04:33 AM
Apr 2016

thank you for this song. it was released shortly after loosing my own loved one and 2 other very dear friends on that kern river



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