Posted on 04/06/2016 11:23:42 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
Merle Haggard has died after a series of recent health struggles. The legendary singer passed away on April 6, 2016, which was also his 79th birthday.
Haggard canceled tour dates in December of 2015 after he checked into a hospital and learned he had double pneumonia.
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Somewhere on Youtube Merle an Marty Robbins are singing each others songs. Merle could sing exactly like Marty and Marty like Merle.
Merle could really sing— not just his own songs— you always knew it was him-—
This, from Carl Jackson’s produced tribute to the Louvin Brothers “Livin’, Lovin’ Losin” Songs of the Louvin Brothers:
“Must You Throw Dirt in My Face”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENdpII63snI
Was he a believer in Christ?
I don’t know. I barely know him. Just being nice.
Though Haggard has a tough-guy personality, he has softened over the years and always prided himself on being honest with fans and the media. Haggard has also covered many Christian songs and opened up about his relationship with God. “So there is NO misunderstanding, let me testify, the power of the healing our Heavenly Father has bestowed upon me. In ’08 I was diagnosed with lung cancer. Most everyone knows that’s a death sentence! Not in my case!”
He continues on his website, “It’s almost embarrassing to know that the Lord cares that much for me. But, I am gonna (sic) shout it to the entire world. He healed me either at my request or someone else’s. There were a lot of prayers involved. But never for a moment do I give credit or claim any myself. The Man upstairs is still in charge.”
http://www.christianpost.com/news/merle-haggard-hospitalized-man-upstairs-is-still-in-charge-67446/
In 79 Merle Haggard and George Jones were my beer money. Used to walk into bars with my Gibson and play for all the beer I could drink. Met a lot of good people. Merle Haggard was my all-time favorite. He will be missed. I hope heaven has Swinging Doors.
I only know this due to Chris Hillman/Graham Parsons/Flying Burrito Brothers who are always one of my favorites. With Sneaky Pete’s unopposed and immortal steel guitar! Pay attention kids because this will never happen again.
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Sing Me Back Home
By Merle Haggard
The warden led a prisoner down the hallway to his doom
And I stood up to say good-bye like all the rest
And I heard him tell the warden just before he reached my cell
“Let my guitar-playing friend do my request”
Let him sing me back home with a song I used to hear
Make my old memories come alive
Take me away and turn back the years
Sing me back home before I die
I recall last Sunday morning a choir from ‘cross the street
Came in to sing a few old gospel songs
And I heard him tell the singers “there’s a song my mama sang
Could I hear once before you move along?”
Won’t you sing me back home, with the song I used to hear
Make my old memories come alive
Take me away and turn back the years
Sing me back home before I die
Sing me back home before I die
Songwriters: MERLE HAGGARD
All I have to say is “Sing Me Back Home”
Thanks for that Graham video! And we ran trade surpluses back then! And near zero illegal immigration. This was 5 years or so after the 1965 Immigration Act which upset our demographics
Lover yr new tagline. You get it!!!! Deport all aliens, Mexican, Salvadorean, Chinamen, from outer space, and otherwise!!
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