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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 .
The album rose to number 3 on the Billboard country albums chart. Mark Deming of AllMusic: "Three of Haggard's finest songs appear on this set—'Silver Wings,' 'Hungry Eyes,' and 'Workin' Man's Blues'—and most country artists would be happy to cut three tunes this strong during the course of their career, let alone as part of one of six albums Hag would release in 1969...
"Workin' Man Blues" was a track on Haggard's 1969 album A Portrait of Merle Haggard. Music critic Mark Deming noted that the song was among three of Haggard's finest songs to appear on the album; "Silver Wings" and "Hungry Eyes" were the other two. "(M)ost country artists would be happy to cut three tunes this strong during the course of their ...
Country music legend Merle Haggard passed away on Wednesday -- his 79th birthday -- and stars took to social media to pay their respects.
The Hager brothers signed with Capitol Records in 1969 and hit the country charts with "Gotta Get To Oklahoma ('Cause California's Gettin' To Me)". [1] They also charted Merle Haggard's "Silver Wings", which was the B-Side of Haggard's "Working Man Blues."
Silver Wings (parachute team), the United States Army Maneuver Center of Excellence Command Exhibition Parachute Team at Fort Benning, Georgia; Silver Wings (service organization), an organization dedicated to developing civilians’ leadership skills and community service; A 1969 hit country song from Merle Haggard's A Portrait of Merle ...
Randy Rogers just delivered an incredible version of Merle Haggard's big hit, "Misery and Gin." The Texas country phenom, who is best known for his work with the Randy Rogers Band, broke things ...
Gary Church, Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers, and Tex Whitson: Big City: 1981 I Think I'm Gonna Live Forever: Dennis Hromek, Merle Haggard, and Benny Binion Silver Eagle: Gary Church and Freddy Powers: A Taste of Yesterday's Wine: 1982 My Life's Been Grand: Gordon Terry and Merle Haggard: Out Among the Stars: 1986