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Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys were a major influence on the music of Asleep at the Wheel during its formative years. According to frontman Ray Benson, the band was initially "pretty primitive ... playing hippie-country-western-rock", before he heard Merle Haggard's tribute to Wills, A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills), which was released in ...
Benson recorded a tribute to Wills and Texas swing music, including Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, the Dixie Chicks, and Willie Nelson. [ 4 ] [ 12 ] They were scheduled to play at the White House on the fateful September 11, 2001. [ 4 ]
Inside Arlyn, a multi-day event in 2015, brought Willie Nelson (right) together with Gary Clark Jr. (left) and Marle Haggard (not pictured) to perform and record in front of an intimate audience.
Haggard gathered up six of the remaining members of The Texas Playboys to record the tribute: Johnnie Lee Wills, Eldon Shamblin, Tiny Moore, Joe Holley, Johnny Gimble, and Alex Brashear. Merle's band The Strangers were also present during the recording but unfortunately Wills suffered a massive stroke after the first day of recording. Merle ...
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The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years: Release date: August 31, 2004; Label: Epic Records — 139 Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard: Release date: September 12, 2006; Label: Capitol Nashville; 59 — 10 Great Songs: Release date: July 3, 2012; Label: Capitol Nashville; 75 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
The last time I talked to Haggard was about [2014's Working Man's Poet: A Tribute to Merle Haggard], and he was very sweet. He heard I had cut "Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down" ...
Merle Haggard: 3:41 Brian Ahern Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard: 1994 9 "Here We Are" Rodney Crowell: 2:53 Billy Sherrill George Jones: My Very Special Guests: 1979 10 "Waltz Across Texas Tonight" * Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris: 3:43 Allen Reynolds, Richard Bennett Cowgirl's Prayer sessions 1993 11 "Snowin' On Raton" * Townes ...