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"Mama Tried" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in July 1968 as the first single and title track from the album Mama Tried. The song became one of the cornerstone songs of his career.
Mama Tried is the seventh studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Merle Haggard and The Strangers, released on Capitol Records in 1968. It reached number 4 on Billboard's country albums chart. The title song was one of Haggard's biggest hit singles and won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.
Songs for the Mama That Tried is a studio album by the American country music singer Merle Haggard with backing by the Strangers, released in 1981 by MCA Records. A gospel album, it reached No. 46 on the Billboard country albums chart.
“Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard. ... this irreverent ditty from country legend Merle Haggard acknowledges what all of us parents know to be true—namely that there’s only so much you can do ...
"Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard It's not always easy trying to raise kids, and Merle Haggard acknowledges that after giving his own mom a tough a time. Play this song for the mama who tried her best!
Country legend Merle Haggard, often called 'the Poet of the Common Man,' died Wednesday at his home near Redding, Calif.
Haggard and the Strangers' number-one hit single "Mama Tried" is featured in the 2003 film Radio with Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ed Harris, as well as in Bryan Bertino's The Strangers with Liv Tyler. In addition, his and the Strangers song "Swingin' Doors" can be heard in the film Crash (2004) , [ 70 ] and his 1981 hit " Big City ", where he is ...
Mama Tried (with the Strangers) Release date: September 9, 1968; Label: Capitol; 4 — Pride in What I Am (with the Strangers) Release date: February 10, 1969; Label: Capitol; 11 189 Same Train, a Different Time: Merle Haggard Sings the Great Songs of Jimmie Rodgers (with the Strangers) Release date: May 12, 1969; Label: Capitol; 1 67