Merle Haggard
Along with Buck Owens and Wynn Stewart, Merle Haggard created the Bakersfield country sound of the '60s, emphasizing two-part harmonies, tasty guitar solos, catchy choruses and a no-frills approach to production. To this, the singer/songwriter/guitarist adds his own jazzy Western swing touches. His distinctly proletarian lyrics alternate between classic honky-tonk barroom laments and the celebration of the blue-collar working man. Like many country stars of the '60s and '70s, Haggard slipped off the mainstream radar in the '80s and '90s, but made a Johnny Cash-like "comeback" with the poignant, sparsely produced IF I COULD ONLY FLY in 2000.
20 Hits Vol. 2
Merle Haggard
Curb Records (USA), 2008
1 CD
Songs
Willie Nelson
Hip-O Records, 2008
1 CD
Merle Haggard: Collector's Edition
Merle Haggard
Curb Records (USA), 2008
3 CD
Number One Songs
Merle Haggard
Curb Records (USA), 2008
1 CD
Best Of The 90's Vol. 1 & 2
Merle Haggard
Curb Records (USA), 2008
2 CD
The Hits...Then 'Til Now
George Jones
Time/Life Music, 2008
3 CD
One Hell of a Ride
Willie Nelson
Legacy Recordings, 2008
5 CD
Legends of American Music: Merle Haggard the Original Outlaw
Merle Haggard
Time/Life Music, 2007
3 CD
