• dino48
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Topic: Merrle Haggard

Merrle Haggard died today ,it is also his birthday.  R.I.P. Merle.

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Re: Merrle Haggard

That's a drag.   I guess even the great ones gotta go sometime, too.

Someday we'll win this thing...

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Re: Merrle Haggard

I expect that my momma and Johnny Cash will give him a good welcome.

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Re: Merrle Haggard

As a tribute to Merle, here is a rendition of Mama Tried from last October featuring our own Amy and Zurf accompanied by Scott and Peter. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgtsNIcLw4Q

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Re: Merrle Haggard

Merle was one of the greatest song writers to ever hit country music and has been my songwriting hero and provided the inspiration to write my own style of "storytelling" songs. As he said in an interview in Time magazine in 1974 - "Country songs are just journalism put to music".

Rest easy old timer.

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Re: Merrle Haggard

R.I.P. Merle
a great, great, talent!!!!
May be the best country singer ever......
"better with a joint than with  a drink"  smile
He lived virtually every country song.
He told his family that he was going to die on his birthday, and he did.

God bless him

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Re: Merrle Haggard

dino48 wrote:

Merrle Haggard died today ,it is also his birthday.  R.I.P. Merle.

I saw the posts but didn't realise it was his birthday too. Very sad indeed. sad

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