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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ronnie would also sing lead vocals on albums like Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album. [13] Johnny Meeks, previously a member of Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps, the Champs , and Michael Nesmith and the Second National Band, played bass with the Strangers in the early 1970s and later got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . [ 14 ]
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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 ]
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 ...
1994 – Various Artists – "You Don't Have Very Far to Go" on Tulare Dust: A Songwriter's Tribute to Merle Haggard; 1994 – Various Artists – "Positively 4th Street" on In Their Own Words, Vol. 1 – Live Performances from the Bottom Line, New York City; 1994 – Julian Dawson – "How Can I Sleep Without You" on How Human Hearts Behave