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    Legends of Country Music: Merle Haggard
    Legends of Country Music: Merle Haggard
    Legends of Country Music: Merle Haggard
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    Legends of Country Music: Merle Haggard

    By James Hoag

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    In November of 1997, a group of singers got together to perform a tribute to Merle Haggard. They asked him to sum up his life in just a few words. He said “I only need six words: A thirty-five year bus ride.” That describes the life of Merle Haggard. Merle was a very private man and even though he wrote two autobiographies, it was hard to get to know the real man, the real Merle Haggard. It is said that if you wanted to know Merle Haggard, just listen to his music. It’s all right there.

    One of the best country singers of the past 50 years has to be Merle Haggard, growing up in California, spending time in prison and finally getting his life together to produce some of the best country music ever recorded.

    This is a tribute to the great Merle Haggard.

    Inside you will find:

    Growing Up In California - His birth and early years growing up
    First Paying Gig and Prison Time - The first time he plays for pay and his time in prison
    San Quentin - Details on the 27 months Merle spent in prison
    Buck Owens - How he got his first big break
    Bonnie Owens - His second wife, Bonnie, and how she affected the rest of his life
    Capitol Records - The story of his first major record contract
    Superstar Status - Becoming a great star of country music
    “Mama Tried” - the story of one of Merle's greatest hits
    Two Live Albums - He continues with live albums
    A Flood of Music - Between 1970 and 1976, Merle Haggard produced a ton of music
    If We Make It Through December - Another major album in his career
    A Period of Drought - The hits are further apart and not so big. Is it all ending?
    The Eighties - Merle bounces back in the Eighties
    George Jones - George Jones is one of Merle's biggest fans and a collaborator
    Pancho & Lefty - Another collaboration, this time with Willie Nelson
    Dry Spell - Another period of weak sales. Is it really over for good this time?
    The Nineties and Beyond - Merle struggles through the Nineties and into the 2000's
    The Loss of a Great Man - We reach the end of the book with the loss of the great Merle Haggard

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Hoag
    Release dateJan 14, 2021
    ISBN9781005303501
    Legends of Country Music: Merle Haggard
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    James Hoag

    James Hoag has always been a big fan of Rock & Roll. Most people graduate from high school and then proceed to "grow up" and go on to more adult types of music. James got stuck at about age 18 and has been an avid fan of popular music ever since. His favorite music is from the Fifties, the origin of Rock & Roll and which was the era in which James grew up. But he likes almost all types of popular music including country music.After working his entire life as a computer programmer, he is now retired and he decided to share his love of the music and of the performers by writing books that discuss the life and music of the various people who have meant so much to him over the years.He calls each book a "love letter" to the stars that have enriched our lives so much. These people are truly Legends.

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