Merle passed today

[Festus]

RIP Merle Haggard - a true legend...

https://www.yahoo.com/music/merle-haggard-country-music-legend-dies-79-174340002.html

 

[hank4elk]

RIP Merle!
One of the greats.

 

[Nameless Range]

RIP

Turn me loose, set me free. Somewhere in the middle of Montana.

 

[Lv2hnt]

God broke the mold ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PY2yW9Biyo

 

[Southwind]

I'll miss the Hag, RIP

 

[airlocksniffer]

So bummed. Willie is about the only old-school country guy left. Not sure about anybody else but anything after these legends pales in comparison. RIP Hag.

 

[NoWiser]

RIP Merle

At least we still have Florida Georgia Line

 

[warmer]

"At least we still have Florida Georgia Line"

I just threw up in my mouth.

 

[roknHS]

I liked him alot years ago. Enough to pay big bucks for concert tickets one time. He came out late......you could tell he didn't want to be there........didn't visit with the crowd, just sang the prescribed number of songs and when he was done he got up and left.......that was it. I guess he left early too. His performance was totally mediocre and his attitude was worse than a pouty 13 year old. I never paid any attention to him after that and he sure didn't get any more of my time or money. What a disappointment he was.
Lots of performers end up with the same issue. Money, fame and success turn them into jerks. If they hate it so much they should quit and become plumbers or something.

Its good some of you liked him.........me, not so much.

 

[airlocksniffer]

RIP Merle

At least we still have Florida Georgia Line

Or Luke Bryan.

 

[sbhooper]

Real country is disappearing one old guy at a time. I don't know what some of this new crap is, but most of these clowns can't even spell country. They did not grow up experiencing the hard times that the old guard lived through.

 

[Big Slick]

For all the hard working HT'ers!

https://youtu.be/fbEstJ98TcM

I believe NoWiser meant George Straight!

 

[Rooster52]

His songs was true country ,not the junk they call country today.

He will be missed !!

 

[Alwaysthinkin]

MHO is that true country died when Garth got on stage. Hank JR did not help either. I'm sure our parents thought the same thing when our generation took over country music.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Old Merle's been spotted in Montana today, loose & free.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbCYJZnxIFk

 

[noharleyyet]

Sad day...Merle's voice, in perpetuity, is one of the legendary standards for his genre.

....right up there with George Jones.

 

[sneakypete]

RIP, Merle

 

[tarheel]

"Pick it Roy"! I know what I'll be listening to the next few days if my old turntable still works.

 

[u1299]

Not to fret, we still have Jason Aldean and the Big Green Tractor!

Used to love Country music, now I can't stand about 99.5% of it.

 

[7mm08mo]

Rip Merle. If I could figure out how to post a link I would, because I can't I think I'll just stay here and drink.