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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth.
Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour (pictured in 2022) reshaped green practices for live performances and brought more attention to the topic. Coldplay are considered pioneers for sustainability in live entertainment. [182] Le Soir 's Didier Zacharie said that the ecological plans proposed by the band were unprecedented in stadium tour ...
In 2024, Coldplay became the 21st century's most played band in the United Kingdom and the first to reach 90 million monthly listeners on Spotify. [375] The band have received numerous accolades throughout their career as well, becoming the most awarded and nominated group of all time at the Brit Awards (nine victories from 30 nominations). [376]
Like millions, Garth Brooks grew up on the music of Merle Haggard.Below, in his own words, he shares some of his memories of the legend, who died April 6. The first song of Haggard's I remember ...
READ MORE: Merle Haggard, country music legend, dies at 79. Many of country music's biggest stars -- as well as other notable figures in music and Hollywood -- took to social media to react to the ...
In the early 1960s, Merle Haggard and Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, among others, brought the Bakersfield sound to mainstream audiences, and it soon became one of the most popular sounds in country music, helping spawn country rock and influencing later country stars such as Dwight Yoakam, Marty Stuart, the Mavericks and the Derailers.
Roy Ernest Nichols (October 21, 1932 – July 3, 2001) was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard's band The Strangers for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix of fingerpicking and pedal steel -like bends, usually played on a Fender Telecaster electric guitar.
Label: Entertainment One Music — 88 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 ...