American Songwriter

On This Day in 1983, Country Music Said Goodbye to a Massively Influential Guitarist Who Wrote Some of the Genre’s Most Enduring Hit Songs

Forty-two years ago today, the world lost one of the most influential guitar players in the history of modern roots music.
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The Bakersfield sound : Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and California country / with essays by Scott B. Bomar, Randy Poe, and Robert Price ; introduction by Dwight Yoakam

"This publication was created by the staff of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum"--Title page verso. "Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Bakersfield sound : Buck Owens, Merle ...
Tennessean

Willie Nelson to cover hits by Merle Haggard on new 78th solo album

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...