Merle Haggard
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Why Merle Haggard’s ‘Mama Tried’ Is His Most Autobiographical Song. Even Though He Wrote It for a Movie Soundtrack.
In an excerpt from his Haggard book The Running Kind, author David Cantwell takes a closer look at the 1968 classic about "turning 21 in prison"
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The 100 Greatest Country Albums of All Time
From Tom T. Hall to Taylor Swift, from honky Bob Wills to Brandy Clark
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Watch Bob Weir and Tyler Childers Cover Merle Haggard's 'Mama Tried' at All-Star New York Gig
John Mayer also sat in with Weir and the Wolf Bros on "Sugar Magnolia"
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Pistol Annies Bring Melancholy Harmony to Merle Haggard’s 'If We Make It Through December'
Cover version of Haggard's 1973 Christmas song appears on all-star trio's new album 'Hell of a Holiday'
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Hear the Song Sturgill Simpson Wrote With Merle Haggard, 'Hobo Cartoon'
Track appears on Simpson's second bluegrass release this year, 'Cuttin’ Grass’ Vol. 2 – The Cowboy Arms Sessions'
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Phoebe Bridgers Covers Merle Haggard's 'If We Make It Thru December'
Proceeds will be donated to the Downton Women's Center in Los Angeles
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Willie Nelson's 12 Best Collaborations
From Dolly Parton to Snoop Dogg, here are a dozen of the legendary singer-songwriter's greatest musical partnerships
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Tennessee Jet Covers 'Pancho and Lefty' With Cody Jinks, Elizabeth Cook
Trumpet-laced version of Townes Van Zandt classic appears on Tennessee Jet's upcoming album 'The Country'
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12 Classic Country Albums Turning 40 in 2020
From Emmylou Harris to Willie Nelson and Charley Pride to Hazel Dickens, a dozen must-hear country albums from 1980
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Watch Joe Nichols Sing Merle Haggard's 'My Favorite Memory'
Nichols pays homage to the Hag with regular "Merle Mondays" livestream
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