Merle Haggard
Working Man's Journey
CD-May 29, 2007
"This working man's journey began severl decades back in Bakersfield, California. And before long, Merle Haggard and his music were making their way across the country. In fact, he's crossed paths with Cracker Barrel quite a few times along the way. After all, we've been on the road since 1969. That's why we're proud to bring you this exclusive CD featuring both old and new blue-collar ballads from the poet of the common man."

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Merle is in fine form on this recording. His "C'mon Sixty-Five" penned by Jackson Leap is an instant classic! This track speaks of a man longing to retire, yet he's afraid he'll never make it to age 65.
"Stormy New Orleans" is a tribute of sorts to the hurricane Katrina victims in the New Orleans area.
In my opinion these are the best recordings by Merle since "The Peer Sessions" recorded between 1996-99.

This CD is available exclusively at Cracker Barrel©. You can get it here.

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I want to personally thank Merle's #1 fan, Howell House for the info regarding this CD. You can visit his Haggard tribute site here.
Don't forget to sign his guestbook! Thanks again Howell.

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Songwriter(s) are in parenthesis:
Previously unreleased or new songs are in yellow.

1. Shade Tree Fix-It Man (Merle Haggard)
2. C'Mon Sixty-Five (Jackson Leap)
3. Workin' Man Blues (Merle Haggard)
4. Kern River (Merle Hagard)
5. Like A Train Left The Tramp (Merle Haggard/Red Lane)
6. Are The Good Times Really Over (Merle Haggard)
7. Poor Boy Mansion (Merle Haggard)
8. Rainbow Stew (Merle Haggard)
9. In The Mountains To Forget (Merle Haggard)
10. If We Make It Through December (Merle Haggard)
11. Stormy New Orleans (Merle Haggard/Doug Colosio)
12. Songman (Merle Haggard)
    
    The players:
    • Merle Haggard-Vocals/Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
    • Theresea Haggard-Backing Vocals
    • Norman Hamlet-Steel Guitar/Dobro
    • Bonnie Owens-Backing Vocals (on Kern River/Rainbow Stew)
    • Don Markham-Saxaphone/Backing Vocals
    • Biff Adam-Drums
    • Larry Londin-Drums
    • George Receli-Drums
    • Terry Domingue-Drums
    • Jeff Ingraham-Drums
    • Johnnie Barber-Drums
    • Red Volkaert-Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar
    • Joe Manuel-Electric Guitar
    • Abe Manuel-Fiddle/Acoustic Guitar/Accordian/Backing Vocals
    • Clint Strong-Electric Guitar
    • Norm Stevens-Electric Guitar
    • Scott Joss-Acoustic Guitar/Gut String Guitar/Electric Mandolin/Backing Vocals
    • Freddie Powers-Acoustic Guitar
    • Joe Reed-Acoustic Guitar
    • Red Lane-Acoustic Guitar
    • Kevin Williams-Bass Buitar/Backing Vocals
    • Lee Skylar-Bass Guitar
    • Eddie Curtis-Bass Guitar
    • Doug Colosio-Piano/Synthesizer/Backing Vocals
    • Floyd Domino-Piano
    • Bobby Wood-Piano
    • Gary Church-Trombone
    • Mark Howard-Harmonica/Backing Vocals
    • Tim Howard-Backing Vocals
    • Rob Ickes-Dobro
    
    
    Recorded at Tally Studio, Palo Cedro, California.
    Dobro over-dub at Hilltop Studio, Nashville Tennessee.
    
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