I'm sure WXRL is having a marathon tribute. 

ok Geo  ( and probably others by now ) apologies in advance for another You Tube clip but here's my fave cover of a Merle tune. The Grateful Dead with the Beach Boys at the Fillmore. Sorry could not resist after the Good Vibrations discussion. Mike Love never sounded better than with Jerry Garcia as a sideman on pedal steel.



 

Last edited by Fitz (April 6, 2016 9:59 pm)

If Jeff McArthur hadn't spoken eloquently yesterday afternoon, about Haggard's passing, listeners might have continued to instead carp about dirty jokes, in Carp.    It's all Jeff McArthur's fault



 

grilled.cheese wrote:

Dale Patterson wrote:

grilled.cheese wrote:

Why are people clamouring for the loss of some  old guy who is best known for an obscure song that was released 47 years ago and hasn't done anything since?

Actually, 26 of his 34 #1 Billboard country chart songs came after "Okie From Muskokee."

And his last "hit" was in 1987.  Totally relevant and fresh music.   Such a tragic loss 

So we should forget about the pioneers, those who were stars in their day, like they never existed, even when they die? I see.

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
-Abraham Lincoln (or Mark Twain, depending on which source you believe.)
 

Dale Patterson wrote:

we should forget about the pioneers, those who were stars in their day, like they never existed, even when they die?

Grilled.Cheese is such a prankster.    He's probably sitting at home enjoying a stack of Haggard albums on his Telefunken