VIDEO Mumford & Sons honor Merle Haggard at Oklahoma concert
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VIDEO Mumford & Sons honor Merle Haggard at Oklahoma concert

ByDarren O

During last night’s concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mumford and Sons rolled out a rollicking version of “Okie From Muskogee” in tribute to Merle Haggard following the news of his passing at age 79. The band, joined by opening act Blake Mills, lit into the late country legend’s hit and the crowd, as expected, collectively lost…

VIDEO Ultra-rare Merle Haggard prison performance surfaces
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VIDEO Ultra-rare Merle Haggard prison performance surfaces

ByDarren O

An astounding live clip by country music icon Merle Haggard of a song he wrote for friend and fellow star Johnny Paycheck has emerged online. This is believed to be the only known performance of the cut entitled “From Inside the Walls.” One of the most legendary and circulated stories in the history of country…

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The ten greatest songs about Bonnie and Clyde

ByAsa Hawks

Tonight is the premiere event of the two-part miniseries Bonnie & Clyde starring Holliday Grainger and Emile Hirsch simulcast on three different networks (History, A&E, and Lifetime). In honor of the story of America’s most notorious outlaw couple being retold on the small screen, I thought I might gather together some of the best musical tributes to Bonnie & Clyde from over the nearly eight decades since they went on their headline-grabbing crime spree that lasted for years before both were shot and killed in an ambush in Bienville Parish, Louisiana on May 23, 1934.

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Starcasm’s 5 song old-school dedication to moms for Mother’s Day

ByStarcasm Staff

“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.” – Washington Irving

A look back: Merle Haggard’s “Back to the Barrooms” 30 years later
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A look back: Merle Haggard’s “Back to the Barrooms” 30 years later

ByDarren O

30 years ago country music legend Merle Haggard released the album Back to the Barrooms right on the heels of The Way I Am. The album’s theme of loss imbued with a going down to hell drinking attitude have stood the test of time leaving in its wake a generation of musicians and fans in awe of the masterpiece from the man they call The Hag. Read on for a 30-year-retrospective on the greatest drinking album ever recorded.

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PBS to air comprehensive Merle Haggard bio ‘Learning To Live With Myself’

ByDarren O

PBS will air another installment of their incomparable American Masters series this time focusing their sights square on Merle Haggard, a man who is in the argument for greatest country music artist that has ever been. The special is called Learning To Live With Myself and it promises to be an absolute mind blower for Haggard fans and a go to reference for anyone else looking to discover “The Hag.” See a preview, an interview with the director and listen to a 10 song study guide to get you prepared for the show’s premiere Wednesday night!