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

Merle Haggard Workin' Man Blues (Live Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard Workin’ Man Blues song was released in May 1969 as the second single from the album A Portrait of Merle Haggard. The song was released during the early peak of his career and became one of several signature songs.  The .. 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 The Fightin Side Of Me (Live Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard The Fightin Side Of Me song was was released in January 1970 as the first single and title track from the album by the same name. This song became one of the most famous of his career and reached #1 .. Read More

Merle Haggard The Roots Of My Raising (Live Video and Lyrics)

The Merle Haggard The Roots Of My Raising song was released in January 1976 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name.  The song was Merle Haggard and The Strangers twenty-third number one on the country chart .. Read More

12 Incredible Merle Haggard Facts

Country music pioneer Merle Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) and his band the Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which touted a rougher edge not heard on the more refined Nashville recordings of the same time period. After the death of his .. Read More