Hag-eerd. You saw an old Merle Hagard. Please listen to his 1970’sound. His song is when he was younger are so very awesome. He’s great now but you need a see him when he first started singing.
@matthewlee6168
3 жыл бұрын
Love The Hag! Your next song from Merle should be 'Mama Tried', 'The Lonesome Fugitive', or 'Swingin' Doors'.
@Sandra-mo8pd
2 жыл бұрын
Swingin Doors is one of my favorites. Glad you mentioned it I haven't heard that one in a long time 😀 😅 🙂 😄
@warrenburlingame1172
3 жыл бұрын
A little back about Merle. In his younger years he spent sometime in prison. This song is about the man who helped Merle. He taught him things would help him in prison. Merle's son Neol was named after this guy's brother. Merle passed on his 79th birthday. He actually told his youngest son Ben that he was going to pass on his birthday. Other songs by Merle. Mama tried. Today I started loving you again. Foot lights and long black limousine. Merle could also imitate other singers. Merle was a all around entertainer. When I heard he passed I literally sat and cried
@alicecrenshaw6614
2 жыл бұрын
OMG. Kicking out the foot lights. Not very many young people even know what that mean.
@nonrepublicrat
2 жыл бұрын
you must be joking.
@warrenburlingame1172
2 жыл бұрын
@@nonrepublicrat No I'm not kidding
@oldermusiclover
Жыл бұрын
Neol was also named that because he was conceived during the holidays
@dandillinger23
3 жыл бұрын
The Goat 🐐
@IanRob2011
2 жыл бұрын
Merle was in San Quentin. His cell was just below the guys who were going to the gas chamber. He has a wonderful voice, great song writer and played guitar and fiddle fantastically.I saw him around 1980 and again about ten years ago. He had already lost part of a lung to Cancer. Still fantastic performer.
@leannmiller7153
3 жыл бұрын
I’ll add another request to the songs listed in the comments below. If We Make It Through December❤️
@no1treman
3 жыл бұрын
BROTHER THERE IS NOT A BAD PLACE TO START WITH THE HERO OF THE WORKING MAN. I would tell you the best thing you could do would be watch him off your site time for your own entertainment and wisdom. One of the true icons of traditional country music. YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY. Also , watch his biography (Better yet, watch his receiving the Kennedy Center Award here on youtube. The greatest 10 minute honoring of a man well deserving of it.) He was locked up a bunch of times by his late teens. He broke out many times. The last time was in San Quentin Prison. They kept him in solitary because he had broken out of the other places. ENJOY. I joined your site when I saw your reaction to Alan Jackson's Where Were You When The World Stopped Turning, You've got heart brother. You need to move to Texas. Yeah!
@slick777go
2 жыл бұрын
And in San Quentin is where he saw Johnny Cash on stage singing. Merle was in prison, sometime after that Ronald Reagan pardoned him . He blessed us with music and poetry !!
@KittCrescendo
3 жыл бұрын
Merle truly was a contradiction in the coolest ways. He was a proud, strong man as he exhibited in Okie From Muskogee (awesome song), and then there’s his awesome sense of fun and humor (see It’s All Going to Pot duet with Willie Nelson). He was definitely a huge part of defining outlaw country and his voice is missed.
@leeanne7169
Жыл бұрын
Merle and Willie - best friends for years and years.
@huckcrash7839
3 жыл бұрын
Great version even if he did mix up the lyrics😁 go back and find some younger Merle .... Lonesome Fugitive, Always Wanting You, Today I Started Loving You Again.....
@bcojr1074
3 жыл бұрын
Merle was and is a Country Music LEGEND. At the time he did this he had lost one lung to cancer and could still pull it off.
@peggylamere2893
3 жыл бұрын
You can't go wrong with anything from Don Williams.
@jerricocke987
3 жыл бұрын
Most people call him Merle or the hag his name is pronounced hag gerd. And perhaps not as serious or deep as the other songs that were mentioned in the prior comments I strongly recommend Okie from Muskogee it says a lot about the man's pride.
@timwicke2836
3 жыл бұрын
Merle was part of what was called the outlaw movement in the 60's and 70's. He had a rough past but his gift of music saved him. He brought joy to so many
@hookstomper7322
3 жыл бұрын
Merle is one of the very greatest of all time. Get around to "Mama Tried", "Working Man Blues" & "If We Make It Through December". There are a ton of true classics from him.
@gaboratwood970
2 ай бұрын
And that is the great Merle Haggard!!
@gloria46131
3 жыл бұрын
Oh you can’t go wrong with merl haggard one of the legends, Loved the reaction Thank you so much ☝️
@hanschitzlinger3676
3 жыл бұрын
I play 10+ instruments, harmonica is the easiest. I learned that nursery rhymes and old folk songs are usually pretty easy to start with *React to Cord Lund - talkin veterinarian blues*
@susaniserhoff9361
2 жыл бұрын
I saw him in concert a couple of times and he was phenomenal, just loved his voice, may he R.I.P.
@darkomtobia
3 жыл бұрын
Haggard is a binge-worthy artist. (Hag-erd) "The Way I Am" "Mama Tried" Look for his videos doing impersonations of other big artists, he's AWESOME at impersonations. Merle and Tom T Hall are 2 of the greatest country icons ever, imo.
@kylesummers1565
Жыл бұрын
RIP Merle! Peace, Love!!
@browniewin4121
6 ай бұрын
Merle is great and known for being one of those with 'the Bakersfield' sound. If you want more harmonica I recommend the recordings of the wonderful blues singer/guitar player John Cephas with Phil Wiggins.
@crusadeelectronics2444
3 жыл бұрын
"Fightin side of me" would be a great second choice.
@raychernecki875
3 жыл бұрын
Highwayman- by the highway men is awesome some of the greatest country male singers ever
@julietate7806
2 жыл бұрын
If you think his voice was good then, I suggest you listen to his "Branded Man" album, especially "Loneliness is Eating Me Alive." His voice wasn't twangy like a lot of country artists. His family moved from Oklahoma to California during the Dust Bowl. His father worked on the railroad and died when Merle was only 9 years old. He is known as the "Poet of the Common Man," and he was. I saw him many times in concert, and he always had the best musicians playing along. I cried like a baby when he died because I'd loved him since I was 3 years old. I met Bonnie Owens in the 1990s and I told her I was always so jealous of her having been married to Merle. She said, "Honey, being married to Merle was no bed of roses, but I'll tell him what you said."
@rileyribble6733
3 жыл бұрын
Merle is one of the all time greats! Really hope to see you react to “Mama Tried” by Merle at some point, a truly beautiful song. I’m also hoping that at some point here soon, a Randy Travis reaction is in the works! Randy is amazing, and he’s got an excellent list of songs to pick from. Forever and Ever Amen, Three Wooden Crosses, Deeper than the Holler, Diggin up Bones to name a few. Really loving this journey with you!
@rebeccawyse5562
3 жыл бұрын
Pronunciation...hàggerd...is that right y'all ✅?
@rebeccawyse5562
3 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness
@janedc5ch319
Жыл бұрын
I think he sounded better when he was younger.. But he sounds great.. I remember when he first came became popular many years ago. I guess I must be getting old. He was one of the good ones
@markm.769
2 жыл бұрын
Take a listen to Merle singing "Silver Wings". This is a flawless song.
@TheLordHighXcutioner
3 жыл бұрын
React to Workin' Man Blues by Merle Haggard.
@mt3311
2 жыл бұрын
Some of his early music was steeped in the struggles of the people from Oklahoma who migrated west because of the Depression in the 1930's. Hungry Eyes, Tulare Dust, One Row at a Time, and California Cottonfields. Those are songs of a forgotten peoples, from a forgotten time. A time that reared its ugly head the last two years, but on a lesser scale. We must not forget them, lest we end up like them.
@quicksimplebeauty
2 жыл бұрын
Lawdy, this song makes me homesick ❤️ grew up listening to my daddy playing Merle, Charley Pride, Marty Robbins and the Statler Brothers. And Glen Campbell. This song always provokes a tear or two
@MrChris-zb2bs
3 жыл бұрын
The best live version of this song the one from the tv show Austin City Limits when Merle was in his prime. The original studio version is great as well.
@filthymcnasty4u284
3 жыл бұрын
This man was supposed to be on the plane , The day the music died. He gave up his seat to Richie Valens. Without Merle Haggard there is no outlaw Country music. There would be no Highway Men singing Highway Man.
@ronaldbecker5402
3 жыл бұрын
That was Waylon Jennings. Merle was still in the Do Right House at that time.
@beegee1960
3 жыл бұрын
Country music has had a tradition of having an instrumental interlude at some point during the song. It gave listeners an opportunity to hear the musicians play.
@shellyjackson3887
2 жыл бұрын
Merle and I have been drunk together several times. Granted, he was on stage and I was in the audience. LOL! Seriously, I was blessed enough to attend several of his concerts over the years. Always had a great time. I still have two t--shirts from a couple of them. Traditional country and an amazing voice!! Great reaction. I am going to watch your reaction of Silver Wings next, one of my all time favorite songs by Merle!
@mt3311
2 жыл бұрын
This song is a about a death row inmate going to the death chamber. He was on Death Row, not on a death sentence, but because of punishment. The "hole" for San Quentin was on Death Row. He wrote this song when he was young. He was 20 years old when he went t the pen. He had a chance to escape with, the other escapee told him that if he went with him, that he was going to "hold court on the street." His name was Jimmy "rabbitt" Kendrick. Kendrick came back to San Quentin on a Death Sentence. when Kendrick came back into the prison, they brought him back through the yard. As was the custom to show the other inmates the escapee didn't get far. They walked Kendrick through the yard, the guards were one in front and one in back. They usually walked side by side,. They walk in front of, and in back of condemned inmates. All the inmates knew. merle decided not to go with Kendrick. He robbed a super market in Victorville, shot a Highway Patrol officer and killed him. This song was for Kendrick.
@bradclark1274
4 ай бұрын
The harmonica player is from Willie Nelson’s band
@humpy936
2 жыл бұрын
You picked a great place to start, I actually prefer this version even though he’s much older than the original studio version.
@vickiehurd3446
3 жыл бұрын
Merle Haggard was one of the best! He was in prison as well and sing songs about it that is so heartbreaking. You should try one of his great songs “mama tried” it’ll break your heart
@lilolmecj
Жыл бұрын
In old school Country there was so much attention to the melody line, in addition to building interesting layers with the steel guitar, harmonica, and violin, or fiddle. I have not found the harmonica to be easy , but my Papa Bear, Father, who had no formal training in music of any kind played it beautifully. I remember as a little girl begging him to play. He has gone now, and I miss him terribly.
@katherineskaggs6739
3 жыл бұрын
I love his impersonations of other artists , especially of Marty Robbins when he was younger. Look for Devil Woman. Also look for “ Are the good times really over?” The version with Merle in a white shirt and hat. It’s awesome!
@757optim
3 жыл бұрын
The Hag has a gazillion hits. RIP Merle.
@wheelmanstan
3 жыл бұрын
Merle had that Willie Nelson level talent. He could play, write, sing really well. Total package. A national treasure. Highly respected. The gold standard of the genre. A forefather of country music. Merle was incarcerated a lot during his youth, grew up in the depression era. I heard he'd drive up to the gate of the prison trying to get back in because it was so hard for him on the outside of those bars. One of his friends got on death row. He got into singing because of Johnny Cash performing at his prison.
@gloriaandrea2539
3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome!! Love it!! Thank you Mr. British!❤️
@lindanicholson950
2 жыл бұрын
It's Not Love. My Own Kind of Hat. Big City. Are The Good Times Really Over. The earlier the version, the better.
@sandramurdico1781
10 ай бұрын
Merle Haggard was in San Quentin prison. California Governor Ronald Reagan granted Merle a full pardon due to his lack of representation and excessive prison 😮. You can choose any song that Merle sings (he probly wrote it) and it tells a great story.
@sharonpate5481
3 жыл бұрын
I think you would enjoy a Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash video of “There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang” Merle-“Mama Tried” “Okie From Muskogee” Kris Kristopherson -“Why Me” “Jesus Was A Capricorn” David Allen Coe - “The Ride” “You Never Even Call Me By Name “ It’s the perfect country and western song 😊 Tom Jones - “ Green Green Grass of Home” ☮️🌼♥️🇺🇸
@sonnycathey5091
Жыл бұрын
Willie Nelson’s Hormonica player.
@janicesimmons5272
2 жыл бұрын
Harmonica player is Mickey Raphael!
@danmcdonagh8924
2 жыл бұрын
That's when songs had some meaning in stories. I know not all were interesting to some but there were many good ones. They were not doctored up in studios.
@TheBAMARAMMERJAMMER
3 жыл бұрын
All Merle is good. TRy Waylon Jennings Marty Robins, Vern Gosden Willy Nelson, oh cant forget George Jones .
@patwelch8187
3 жыл бұрын
Very old here...Merle was a bad boy. Attempted robbery, bad checks, and more..He was a real-life prisoner, San Quentin prison I think. ... He was incarcerated there when Johnny Cash performed at the prison.. Changed Merle's life, to become a performer ..!! Okie From Muskogee was his breakout song, released in 1969..good song
@bwilliams463
3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, you're listening to an incomplete live version, where Merle rearranged some words and cut out a verse. Make sure you eventually listen to a studio version to get the whole experience.
@robinmcpherson7981
2 жыл бұрын
He's one of the Greatest Country Music artists of all time.
@leeanne7169
3 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine any version better than this. The harmonica player is Mickey Raphael who has played with Willie Nelson for 45 years or so. You need to react to Willie sometime soon! I am just LOVING your journey into Country Music!!!
@taylorfamilyreactions
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😊
@TwistedSither
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs from the Hagg.
@Kell-hee-hee-hee
3 жыл бұрын
Not sure if anyone said but I believe Merle Haggard was a prisoner in one of the prisons where Johnny Cash performed - at that time. They'd become friends later. Probably helped start his career but didn't verify. I do recall hearing that was what prompted Merle Haggard to start a singing career and get out of the prisoner biz. I suggested it already but "Silver Wings" is a good one, too! Have a nice FRI!
@joelrubinson9973
2 жыл бұрын
yes, true. he was motivated to give up his life of crime by hearing Johnny Cash at San Quentin when Merle was a prisoner there. that is also the basis of Mamma tried (his auto-biographical song) and this song, sing me back home...two prisoners on death row he knew while a prisoner
@Kell-hee-hee-hee
2 жыл бұрын
@@joelrubinson9973 Thanks for the info! I wasn't 100% but I thought I'd heard it from a reliable source. Have a nice day! And those are good songs!
@Kell-hee-hee-hee
3 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna drive you crazy! I'm sure George Jones has been mentioned..."He Stopped Loving Her Today," "I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair" and "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes" are good songs. I'm not familiar with much more than those, but they are worthy. Also, Clint Black's "Killin' Time" is a really good song. Sorry!!
@jackcrel7111
3 жыл бұрын
You have to love how the old country knew how to invoke emotion to make you feel.
@kevinhorseman7348
2 жыл бұрын
Waymore blues is a fun song
@barbaracampbell9907
2 жыл бұрын
He was beautiful a true artist who knew about real life
@ArleneAdkinsZell
3 жыл бұрын
Merle is one of the old true blue talents, if you check out some of his younger songs, you'll find that his smooth didn't change much with age.
@mrbeaverstate
3 жыл бұрын
He did do this song 40 years before.....
@rebeccawyse5562
3 жыл бұрын
I love him and willie together singing...what's the name of ...traveling johnny cash...together...forgive me if I'm wrong guys...thnx
@mamaflush9945
3 жыл бұрын
Every time I listen to this song... it never fails to cause tears to stream down my face. Such Melancholy washes over me. Thank you for this one. Another great song to checkout "Merle Haggard - sings "Mama Tried" to his Mama"
@filthymcnasty4u284
3 жыл бұрын
When u do these please go old school 🤣
@marionwotring1328
2 жыл бұрын
Try mama tried by Merle Haggard
@anitaburgess6821
2 жыл бұрын
Merel's best day's were in the 70's
@reginasnowdon7004
3 жыл бұрын
His name is Merle Hey-guard
@filthymcnasty4u284
3 жыл бұрын
Him singing misery and Gin
@reneerollins4433
2 жыл бұрын
When my ex sister in laws brother was in prison she sent him a picture of a cotton field that we were passing by..
@pattyyoung2103
3 жыл бұрын
A beautiful sad song! Thank you
@jeremyfagner6808
3 жыл бұрын
Some other songs from Merle to check out is That’s the Way Love Goes and Cherokee Maiden.
@caseyb4425
4 ай бұрын
This song was released the year I was born, 1967, and I heard my father sing it all of my life. Every Merle song, every Vern Gosdin song, Johnny Rodriguez, and many others, brings my dad alive for a few minutes. As each song plays I hear my dad's voice in my heart and soul. Bittersweet, Always.
@PrivatePyle9999
Жыл бұрын
Merle Haggard - The best there ever was. Oh, and that's Micky Rapheal on the harmonica...he's played with EVERYBODY.
@jennifursun3303
Ай бұрын
Taylor this song was written about a real life story and have told our church worship lead that sometimes certain songs sing me back home too
@Donnagilbert6497
Жыл бұрын
Such a powerful reaction to his voice. It moves me as well. I rather enjoy his voice as he aged. He was an impressive songwriter. Most were from his own life. “Kern River,” “Misery and Gin” “Today I Started Loving You Again.” There are so many! The harmonica player is Mickie Raphael, who is actually in Willie Nelson’s band. Merle must have borrowed him! I’m hooked on your reactions now!
@rockwalls6837
2 жыл бұрын
I have enjoyed watching many of your reaction videos. One sub-genre of Country that you need to explore is Texas Swing. Check out Asleep at the Wheel singing Miles and Miles of Texas. Check out some old Bob Wills music. Listen to Waylon Jennings sing Bob Wills is still the King.
@markalumbaugh2756
2 жыл бұрын
HAG rhymes with Bag. Check out "Today I Started Loving You Again." Many more Hits. Merle was a convict in Folsom Prison When Johnny Cash did a concert for the prisoners. Merle became inspired
@danwilliams9299
2 жыл бұрын
If i say it began when i was 10 yrs old,ive bn lovin country music,and -the hag-for 56 yrs now. And this is an example of why! Doesnt get btr to me . This could go on all day.. hearing his songs and his voice that is. And,yes,even at this ltr stage in his life, his voice was still BEAUTIFUL. And pure country. ,dan,northern florida, usa-2/09/22
@timothywilliams2252
Жыл бұрын
Being a California country-boy, I was raised on Merle and Buck. Great reaction... Loved it!..
@donfleming9886
Жыл бұрын
And there you have the reason The Hag is a legend. Kind of you to mention "his more experienced years" to note that he may have lost a little as he aged. He did, as we all do. In his prime, he had no peers. The voice control and quality were unbelievable. If you would like to see him pour his entire soul into a song check out his Austin City Limits version of Long Black Limousine/Precious Memories. Or, Farmers Daughter. Or or or or. Too many to mention here. It won't take many for you to add him to your daily playlists.
@rosieb949
2 жыл бұрын
Ok, so darlin, I know you know all this by now, but this version is when he was order, still wonderful, but not as strong. Highly recommend you listen to his original version on your own time. Then you'll REALLY get the gift that is Merle.
@thebeagles2025
2 жыл бұрын
I love Haggard but if you want to really get to know him, listen to the same songs that were recorded when he was younger. He was good till the day he died, but he was absolutely incredible in the 1960s and '70s.
@joelrubinson9973
2 жыл бұрын
that harmonica player appears to be MIckey raphael. One of the best in the business from any genre. He was Willie Nelson's harp player since Red Headed stranger and now tours and records with Chris Stapleton
@crankyyankee7290
Жыл бұрын
If you see this one, for fun you might listen to this song done by someone else(who was a fan of Merle) he might surprise you,and he is one of your countrymen to boot, on this one he plays the piano rather than his usual guitar, kind of a little known artist you might have heard of somewhere along the way-his name?-Keith Richards !
@no1treman
3 жыл бұрын
I saw that you had viewed Blake Shelton " Ole Red" . Here is one of his older songs (I think it was one of the ones that brought him really on the big stages) "Some Beach" the official video version. Quality country music and make you laugh out loud too.
@oldermusiclover
2 жыл бұрын
got to see Merle many years ago. He wrote this about a man he was in prison with. I had a friend who sang and played guitar and I lost him in a tanker truck explosion and this song always reminds of Chris. sadly you will hear him mix up some of the lyrics but If I was his age I would not remember any of them
@janicesimmons5272
2 жыл бұрын
The harmonica player is with Willie Nelson’s band, also did some time with Chris Stapleton -
@carlday3538
Жыл бұрын
Merle saw Johnny Cash in concert at San Quentin while Merle was an inmate there .. he saw him and said I could do that and the rest is history he and Johnny became friends ..
@sandramurdico1781
10 ай бұрын
The harmonica player is great because he played for Merle for about 45 years.
@susanmccarthy423
2 жыл бұрын
You need to hear Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand sing "Tell him" two power house singers. Beautiful
@jeanettesmith765
2 жыл бұрын
React to more Merle's music please - preferably in his younger days, even though he never really lost his voice in old age.
@haroldarmstrong8285
2 жыл бұрын
Please!!!! Allow the song to be sung in its’ entirety. Then, if you wanna make comments, it’s fine then.
@ThatGuy-kf7fo
3 жыл бұрын
Johnny Paycheck-Old Violin or Marty Robbins-Big Iron
@oldermusiclover
Жыл бұрын
this song always makes me teary eyed. when I hear or sing an old hymn in church it Sings Me Back HOme
@joannbrooks9410
2 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. MERLE PASSED AWAY AT HOME IN 2017 HE SPENT TIME IN SAN QUENTIN PRISON WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER
@leesasmith1666
Жыл бұрын
You need to hear the original recording when his voice was younger. It is fantastic.
@pklbndt11
3 жыл бұрын
A must check out is The Outlaws. Willie, Waylon, Merle "the Hag" and Kris Kristofferson. They are incredible together. Ghost Riders in the Sky is a great one to hear.
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