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RIP, Merle Haggard. You were a legend in country music and will be sorely missed. :(
Probably one of Don's favorite country artists. Not only did he duet on Cass County, he chose one of Merle's songs, "Silver Wings," for his playlist broadcast on the BBC.
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My husband especially loved Merle. He was heartbroken to hear of his passing last night. He bought one of his albums when he was just a kid and we recently downloaded some of his songs, Mama Tried, Silver Wings, Okie From Muskogee, I'm a Lonesome Fugitive, White Line Fever, etc. Brought back lots of memories.
I watched an interview with him with Dan Rather a while back which was really good. And I'm so glad Don got to have him on his album. The Cost of Living in one of my favorites from it. :sad:
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So sad to see a true country legend go. There's not a lot of real country stars out there.
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i'm so numb.
this is a bad year all around for the music industry...
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..poor Don...lost one of his heroes........good thing he recorded Cass County when he did..
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RIP. I'm so glad Don had the opportunity to record with him before it was too late.
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I agree Soda, particularly as The Cost of Living is probably my favourite duet on the album. I think it was fantastic that Don got to him to sing on his country record.
I also agree that this has been a bad year for music so far. We have lost a lot of bona fide legends who made very different styles of music over the last 3-4 months. :depressed:
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Rolling Stone has given Merle Haggard a cover.
They can do it when they wish to do so.