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Old 04-06-2016, 12:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default RIP Merle Haggard

The Bard of Bakersfield passed away this morning on his 79th birthday. A true original and giant in the Country music world. Merle and George Jones are my 83 yr. old dad's all-time favorites, so I grew up hearing a lot of their music playing in the background.



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Old 04-06-2016, 12:53 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Ohhh... this hurt. RIP, Merle Haggard.
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Old 04-06-2016, 01:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
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2016 just keeps stealing them away. This year has been beyond brutal and we're only 1/4 of the way in.
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He was one of my top 5 favorite country singer/songwriter/musicians, along with Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Billy Joe Shaver, and Willie Nelson. I saw Johnny a couple of times and I've seen Billy Joe and Willie play live several times over the years and was hoping to get a chance to see Merle before it was too late.

Damn! The grim reaper is working overtime this year.

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Old 05-12-2016, 06:58 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Didn't notice this before R.I.P.

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