Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard Branded Man (Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Branded Man song was the title track for his fourth studio album and was released on Capitol Records in 1967. The single “Branded Man” hit number one on the US country music charts on September 2, 1967.  This song was .. Read More

Merle Haggard Mama Tried (Music Videos and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Mama Tried song was released July 1, 1968 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name.  “Mama Tried” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. The song .. Read More

Merle Haggard Okie from Muskogee (Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Okie from Muskogee song was released in September 1969 as first single and title track from the album “Okie from Muskogee”.  “Okie” is a slang name for someone from Oklahoma, and the town of Muskogee (population 40,000) is the 11th largest city .. Read More

The Story Behind Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard's "Pancho and Lefty"

“Pancho and Lefty” was penned by country music artist Townes Van Zandt who first recorded it for his 1972 The Late Great Townes Van Zandt album. Country icons Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered the song in 1983 and used it as the title track of their .. Read More

George Jones Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes (Music Video and Lyrics)

The George Jones Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes song was released in June 1985 as the first single and title track from his album of the same name.  This song peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.  Iconic country singer George .. Read More

Merle Haggard and Janie Fricke: Natural High (Music Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard and Janie Fricke “Natural High” song was released in March 1985 as the third single from the album It’s All in the Game. This song was Haggard’s thirty-third number one single on the country chart as a solo artist. The .. Read More

Merle Haggard Hungry Eyes (Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Hungry Eyes  song was released in December 1968 as the first single from the album “A Portrait of Merle Haggard”. The song became one of the most famous of his career and reached #1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart .. Read More

Merle Haggard Lonesome Fugitive (Live Performance Video and Song Details)

The Merle Haggard Lonesome Fugitive song was released in December 1966 as the first single and title track from the album I’m a Lonesome Fugitive. The song was Haggard and The Strangers first number one hit on the U.S. country singles chart, spending .. Read More

Merle Haggard Place To Fall Apart (Live Performance and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Place To Fall Apart song was was released in October 1984 as the second single from the album It’s All in the Game. This song was the first single where both Haggard and Fricke worked together. The single went to .. Read More

Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home (Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home song was released in November 1967 as the first single and title track for the album of the same name. The song was Merle Haggard and The Strangers third number one hit and spent two weeks at .. Read More