Merle Haggard Is Gone

Started by nofi, April 06, 2016, 02:48:43 PM

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Highlander

#1
April 06, 2016, 03:01:04 PM
Jackie just let me know...

One by one, they're being called home... rip... :sad:
The random mind of a Silver Surfer...
If research was easy, it wouldn't need doing...
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Nocturnal

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April 06, 2016, 09:18:26 PM
RIP Merle
TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE BAT
HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU'RE AT

66Atlas

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April 06, 2016, 09:38:47 PM
I couldn't count the number of times I've listened to Mama Tried. Some songs never go out of style.

westen44

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April 07, 2016, 12:37:35 AM Last Edit: April 07, 2016, 03:15:43 AM by westen44
Merle Haggard & Tammy Wynette.  Tammy's father & my father were first cousins.  Tammy obviously thought a lot of Merle.  Now they're both gone.  Very, very sad.  Although I rarely listen to country music, strangely enough I was watching this video the day before Merle died. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9Ivl_JxSfk&nohtml5=False
It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society.  It's those who write the songs.

--Blaise Pascal

Dave W

#5
April 07, 2016, 08:00:23 AM
Posted this on FB yesterday as soon as I heard, probably my favorite.



An early favorite, a hit single from his second album in 1965, almost forgotten today.



Pilgrim

#6
April 07, 2016, 09:59:09 AM
There was always a note of reality in Merle's music. Quite a guy.
"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

patman

#7
April 07, 2016, 12:52:34 PM
Also a musical melody and logical chords...all the elements of good music.

Merle always reminded me of an old friend who was a fan of his.

westen44

#8
April 07, 2016, 12:56:06 PM
It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society.  It's those who write the songs.

--Blaise Pascal

Dave W

#9
April 07, 2016, 06:33:15 PM
I get really irritated listening to newspeople who know little or nothing about Merle going on air and spreading false stories.

Two local airhead bimbos this morning, one says Merle and Johnny Cash were in prison at the same time, the other said no, Merle was in Folsom Prison when Johnny Cash performed there. In fact, Merle was an inmate in San Quentin when he saw Cash play there.

Another story had Merle as one of the founders of "outlaw" country. In fact, he had nothing to do with it. The "outlaws" (Waylon, Willie et al) were Nashville guys who rebelled against the Nashville system. In fact, Merle was a west coast guy, never part of the Nashville system.

Yet another story had Merle inventing the Bakersfield sound. In fact, that was Wynn Stewart, who both Merle and Buck Owens credited.

Not that I expect talking heads to be experts, but check your facts, for pity's sake.
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