RIP Merle Haggard - Sad day!!

Roy · Apr 6, 2016

http://www.tennessean.com/story/ent.../04/06/merle-haggard-dead-at-age-79/81272486/

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runamuk · Apr 6, 2016

LAST EDITED ON Apr-06-16 AT 12:04PM (MST)[p]If I was forced to choose who was the greatest
It would fer sure be ol Merle!!

I've seen him 4 or 5 times, the last time I seen him was in Boise with Kris Kristofferson, about 4 years ago.

one of my favorites from him.

Gator · Apr 6, 2016

RIP Merle
One of California sons.

"I have found if you go the extra mile it's Never crowded".
>[Font][Font color = "green"]Life member of
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Runnoft · Apr 6, 2016

RIP, He was one of my favorites.

elkassassin · Apr 6, 2016

sad to hear the HAG has left us!

Gonna Play a Song or two here in a minute!

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elkassassin · Apr 6, 2016

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elkassassin · Apr 6, 2016

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Wiszard · Apr 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/kmbOqORIvWM

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264mag · Apr 6, 2016

>RIP Merle
>One of California sons.
>
>"I have found if you go
>the extra mile it's Never
>crowded".
>>[Font][Font color = "green"]Life member of
>>the MM green signature club.[font/]

+1

264mag · Apr 6, 2016

Damn good songs!

runamuk · Apr 6, 2016

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when I was a lil pup my dad had a 8 track deck in his ol 62 ford, the ol man only had about 6 tapes
A couple from Merle.
the rest were
David allen coe
Johnny Horton
Waylon Jennings
and Marty Robbins.

Here's another great HAG. tune, great video also,
Merle does some great pickin'.

elkassassin · Apr 6, 2016

Not much of a Willie Fan!

But I like this one:

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hank4elk · Apr 6, 2016

RIP Merle.
You were one of the very best.
I had the honor of meeting him and chatting once at Buck Owens ranch.

runamuk · Apr 6, 2016

Big city- Turn me loose set me free somewhere in the middle of Montana..

KNOTFERSAIL · Apr 6, 2016

Drank my fair share of barley pop to the HAG's....Rainbow stew.

"Word of the day..legs..spread the word"

DW · Apr 6, 2016

LAST EDITED ON Apr-06-16 AT 08:25PM (MST)[p]
Anybody claiming he was the greatest of all time won't get much of an arguement from me. R.I.P. Mr. Haggard.

Watch "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive Merle Haggard" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/1qh_b-9gAE0

Watch "Merle Haggard Kern River" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/6jlVdC4qxsQ

Watch "Merle Haggard - Going Where The Lonely Go" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/ohyrBDJkksM

Watch "That's The Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/mhaju2pwrJg

Watch "Merle Haggard - My Favorite Memory" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/Y-Ys0vTSsTo

Watch "Merle Haggard - Sing me back home" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/KDDyyDjWM_0

Watch "Merle Haggard - Silver Wings "LIVE"" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/w99UIu9N44w

cjboz · Apr 6, 2016

As the Crow flies he "lived" about 2 miles from me. A buddy of mine was his neighbor. It was cool growing up seeing Merle at the grocery store every once in a while. The woman that recognized him, he would tip his Fedora to them. In all honesty the life he lived and the friends he partied with I'm amazed he lived this long. RIP Merle!!

sageadvice · Apr 6, 2016

Merle will live on in this household. There isn't a day that goes by that i don't play at least a part of this greatest type hits list of his, sometimes the whole way through.

Joey

Keep your slimy Paws Off My, Yours, Our,.. Public Land!!!

buttshot · Apr 8, 2016

Anybody thinks he was the best must have forgot about Johnny Cash.
Merle would be tied in 2nd with Waylon, Marty, George and a couple others.
Johnny was king, some would say Elvis, but Johnny blazed the way for all to explore the outlaw country music!

sageadvice · Apr 8, 2016

Buttshot, interesting comment and i can't really disagree. Can't take away anything from Cash or even Hank Sr, Willie, Waylon, No Show Jones, and don't forget Hank Jr and Garth who, with a couple or few others, i think deserves to be put in there with the best.

Of all them though, as good as they all are, i prefer to play and listen to Hag. I'm listening to him now as i opened MM and am looking to see what there is to see, and i do so quite often.

Joey

Keep your slimy Paws Off My, Yours, Our,.. Public Land!!!

Roy · Apr 9, 2016

Definitely a classic generation for sure. Not much sense arguing about who was #1 or #whatever. Just sit back and enjoy the music and the stories they can tell.

Merle may have died, but he will never "slowly fad(e) out of sight".

HOOK 'EM!
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bullskin · Apr 20, 2016

Merle had many decades of great music. Even liked Motorcycle Cowboy. He is up with the 'possum, Roy Orbison and Dwight Yochum for character. Cash had plenty of character, but the old boy could not sing for shirt. RIP Mr. Haggard.