They held the Merle Haggard memorial concert last night at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, according to The Tennessean. It was a three hour affair. Keith...
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Here are ten (actually, a few more) fun facts about music: 1. Merle Haggard was incarcerated in San Quentin Prison from 1958 to 1960. He was inspired by Johnny...
Merry Christmas from The Daily Music Break and Colbie Caillat. I hope the year ahead — and beyond — is healthy and happy for everyone.
Ray Price, who died last week at 87 years of age, is an important figure in what may be described as the domestication of country music. Here is the beginning...
This is a long excerpt from Wikipedia’s entry on Merle Haggard, but it is very interesting. It seems that a small percentage of the many kids who start...
I believe, but am not certain, that I first heard this great Blaze Foley song at the site Crooks and Liars. In any case, it made a deep impression. I Googled...
Nobody can say that Willie Nelson follows the crowd. He started as a button-downed singer-songwriter in Nashville and now is the world’s oldest hippie...