RIP Merle Haggard

[TheSportsPredictor]

On his birthday:

http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/06/merle-haggard-dead/

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Sad beyond my ability with words. One of the true geniuses of his art form. RIP.

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Oh, man. True legend. RIP.

 

[Riptide]

Yes, a legend all the way.

Pure Prairie League had a great tribute song.

 

[DanOregon]

Glad to say I saw him live (w/ Alabama and The Judds no less). A true country singer. Still find it amazing he was there in the audience during Johnny Cash's San Quentin concerts.
RIP Hag.

 

[swingline]

Damn. I had been telling my wife for years that I wanted to see Merle in concert, but I never did. At least I have the box set I can listen to.

Reckon it's time to see Chuck Berry before it's too late with him, too.

 

[DanOregon]

Another classic.

 

[Matt1735]

A country legend, no doubt.
RIP, Merle.

 

[da man]

You don't have to call me Merle Haggard anymore.

 

[Huggy]

RIP to an absolute legend...

 

[Michael_ Gee]

Saw him a number of times, last one being on the tour he did with Ray Price and Willie. Willie's the last one left.

 

[swingline]

Esquire interview from 2007:
What I've Learned: Merle Haggard

 

[Mr. Sunshine]

Had tickets to go see him about 15 years ago. Can't remember why I gave them away. Wish I had seen him perform.

 

[Songbird]

To be a teenage boy in 1950 Bakersfield ...

 

[jr/shotglass]

Only a great song like "Okie From Muskogee" can make non-fans of that genre appreciate it.

RIP, Merle.

 

[User 1019]

Damn. I had been telling my wife for years that I wanted to see Merle in concert, but I never did. At least I have the box set I can listen to.

Reckon it's time to see Chuck Berry before it's too late with him, too.

I was on both of their websites last night, looking at tour dates for this very reason. I got a chance to see him sing a couple of songs at a fundraiser for the Hall of Fame a few years back.

I'd see Berry this weekend, but he's in Denmark and Moscow. He'll be back in St. Louis in about a month.

 

[User 1019]

The 1b. to BB King as artists who've had the most musical influence on me as a young adult.

 

[Ace]

RIP, Merle.

Based solely on his songs, it's interesting that he seems to have become more liberal as he got older.

Probably that stretch in the pokie.

 

[Songbird]

 

[Huggy]

"I turned 21 in prison doin' life without parole...." doesn't get more hardcore badass than that