Seems like two days into the no mail notifications has caused me inbox to feel lonely. I have found myself with a little more time on my hands, which is a good thing. Just thought I would post a video and wish everyone a nice long weekend.
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As part of our summer tradition, my wife and I take my Mother-in-law to the annual County fair concert. This year, Mr. Haggard is performing. So tonight's shaping up to be a less-than-anticipated event in my book. Been practicing my "yeee-hawws" all day long. Sure hope old Merle plays his cover of this old Bob Wills classic, as it's the only thing in the catalogue I could find to sink my tee...
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and one more....Here's Merle:
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Something tells me that Scott Avett's got some Ramblin' Fever in his blood.
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But unfortunately I'm not drunk. Unfortunately, because it was another long week with early mornings and long days. Not drunk, because I had to be on my better behavior to host a visiting job candidate. Of course, I had some wine when we took that person out to dinner after his "job talk". But, as Merle put it, "The wine don't take effect the way it used to. And I'm hurting in an old familiar w...
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Merle Haggard is recuperating at a Bakersfield, Calif., hospital after undergoing surgery Monday (Nov. 3) to remove a cancerous growth from his right lung. In August, the 71-year-old Country Music Hall of Fame member told The Californian newspaper in Bakersfield that the growth was discovered in May. He said the tumor was not malignant and that he had no plans to have it removed. In a message o...
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Lordy lordy... I heard this again today. I'd completely forgotten about it.The more things change, the more they stay the same.Was Merle being sarcastic, or was he serious? You decide! ;-)
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Merle Haggard is looking to put the past behind us by returning to his political roots. He used to be an Oklahoma New Deal type Democrat. But, like many Americans who were brainwashed by right wing media, he took a wrong turn right. His new Hillary song indicates he's coming home. Oklahoma has a proud populist tradition-- from Woody Guthrie and Will Rogers to Bill Moyers and Merle Haggard and i...
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Merle Haggard filed a lawsuit against The Green Train, an environmental awareness group, claiming that they forged his signature and exaggerated his involvement with the organization to solicit money. Country California's C.M. Wilcox on Carrie Underwood's selection of Randy Travis' "I Told You So" as her next single: I don't think that something has to be country [...]
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When Merle Haggard plays at Buck Owens' Crystal Palace tonight and tomorrow, it'll be his first performances since undergoing surgery for lung cancer. He says it'll also be the first time in his life in which he hasn't loosened up with tobacco or marijuana. We're only two days into the new year and Los Angeles City [...]
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Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson will be performing together for the first time ever come April. That doesn't seem possible, but Twang Nation lists the three dates, all on the west coast, for the special acoustic performances. Zalman King, a director for the '90s erotic and drama series Red Shoe Diaries, is in talks to film [...]
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We're thankful for a lot of things here at The 9513, but most of all, we're thankful for you, our readers. That's why we're always looking for opportunities to offer you a chance to pick up some kick-ass free stuff-it's one way we know to show you how much we appreciate your support. [...]
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Haggard's string of stellar LPs continued with 1968's "Mama Tried" and 1969's "Pride in What I Am," his ninth and tenth albums in only five years. He'd already established himself as an emotional, highly personal songwriter, a strong interpreter of other's material, and a compelling band leader and recording artist. This pair of albums (augmented with five bonus tracks) doesn't particularly ext...
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'tis the season for giving and Ranch Twang is ready to do just that. I have a copy of Shout Factory's Merle Haggard - Legendary Performances DVD that I will be giving away to some lucky reader. Here's the copy from the package: "From the vaults of the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, this collection [...]
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I have easily doubled my country music collection since last post. I picked up a best of Tammy Wynette sampler and an album of Conway Twitty & Lorretta Lynn's duets (not as good as the duets on their solo albums) at the CDepot on Rte. 1, and downloaded Willie Nelson's Yesterday's Wine on eMusic. The next day my UPS guy brought a package from Amazon to me at work, which was especially nice sin...
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