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I Think I've Found A Way by Merle Haggard & George Jones
Merle Haggard & George Jones
Artist Biography For Merle Haggard & George Jones
George Jones & Merle Haggard Made Two Albums Together A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine Released In 1982 Was Their First Album Their Next Album Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again Would Not Come Until 24 Years Later In 2006. Jones And Haggard Were Largely Influenced By The Hank Williams And Lefty Frizzell Tradition. They Had Also Made No Secret About How Much They Admired Each Other's Work. In A Rolling Stone Tribute To Jones After His Death In 2013 Haggard Recalled Their First Meeting "I Met Him At The Blackboard Café In Bakersfield California Which Was The Place To Go In '61. He Was Already Famous For Not Showing Up Or Showing Up Drunk And He Showed Up Drunk. I Was Onstage—I Think I Was Singing Marty Robbins' 'Devil Woman'—and He Kicked The Doors Of The Office Open And Said 'Who The Fuck Is That?'" Haggard Added That Jones's Voice Was "like A Stradivarius Violin One Of The Greatest Instruments Ever Made." Citation Needed Jones Had Said Repeatedly Over The Years That Next To Hank Williams Haggard Was His Favorite Singer. A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine Features Tributes To Both Of Them "Silver Eagle" Written By Freddy Powers And Gary Church About Haggard And "No Show Jones" Written By Jones And Glenn Martin About The Wayward Singer's Notorious Inability To Arrive At Concert Dates. The Album's First Single Was The Willie Nelson-Penned Title Track Which Became A Number One Hit. A Second Single "C.C. Waterback" Reached Number 10. The LP Was Produced By Billy Sherrill And Featured Backing Vocals By Haggard's Wife Leona Williams. In The UK Hallmark Records Issued An LP With The Same Title Artwork And Tracks But With A Different Track Order. Thom Jurek Of AllMusic Praises The Album Marveling That The Pair's Voices "blend Seamlessly And Compliment Each Other In Almost Symbiotic Fashion... Billy Sherrill In The Producer's Chair Was Swinging For The Radio Fences And He Got Close But Even He Stayed The Hell Out Of The Way Most Of The Time Here And Let The Music Take Its Course And This Pair Just Treated Each Other Deferentially." Twenty-Five Years After Their Last Album Jones And Haggard Took A Different Approach In 2006 Each Singing Five Songs Originally Recorded By The Other Then Teaming Up For Four Full-Fledged Duets. One Of These Is The Title Track Which Chronicles The Tales Of An Aging Country Singer A Song Clearly Intended To Appear Somewhat Autobiographical For These Two Legends When Haggard Appeared On Jones's Television Show Jones Requested That Haggard Sing A Verse Of It And Called It His Favorite Hag Song .
Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again Would Be The Final Proper Studio Album Recorded By Jones Before His Death In 2013.
The Album Reached Number 25 On The Billboard Country Albums Chart And Received Positive Reviews Although Many Critics Took Note Of Jones's Increasingly Withered Voice. Stephen Thomas Erlewine Of AllMusic Wrote "Of The Two George Sounds A Bit Worse For Wear—his Voice Is A Little Thin And Slightly Scratchy—but Even If Their Age Is Evident... The Album Also Illustrates Exactly Why Jones And Haggard Are Two Of The Greatest Vocalists In Country Music History." Music Critic Robert Christgau Wrote "Hag Keeps Getting Haggier But That Thing In George's Voice That Was Grainy Like Cornbread Is Turning To Mush." Jones And Haggard Had Previously Recorded Together In 1982 A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine Which Produced The Number One Single "Yesterday's Wine". Their Friendship Stretched Much Farther Back However To When Jones First Heard The Haggard-Penned "I Threw Away The Rose " Which Rose To Number 2. In His 1981 Autobiography Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home Haggard Recalls Playing Somewhere In Texas When Someone Handed Him A Phone Saying Jones Was On The Line. Jones Slurred His Appreciation For The Song And Said He Was Coming To See Him Immediately. "It Wasn't Hard To See That Ol' George Was Pretty Wasted " Haggard Wrote. "I Hung Up The Phone And Some Of The Others In The Room Said They Wouldn't Be Surprised If He Showed Up. I Told Them I Didn't Think So 'cause Hell He Was Supposed To Be Doing Concerts All Week." The Next Day Jones Arrived Kicking The Door In And Eventually Folding Up The Roll-Away Bed That Haggard's Sleeping Manager Fuzzy Owen Was On And Wheeling It Out Of The Room. Jones Would Record "I Threw Away The Rose" Himself As Well As Several Other Haggard Compositions Over The Course Of His Career And Say Repeatedly Over The Years That Next To Hank Williams Haggard Was His Favorite Singer. In 1996 Jones Was A Surprise Guest On An Episode Of TNN's Prime Time Live That Was Saluting Haggard And In 1997 Jones And Haggard Performed A Rendition Of "The Way I Am" Together On Another TV Special Honoring Haggard Called Workin' Man - A Tribute. A Year Later Haggard Returned The Favor By Appearing On The George Jones Show A Series Of Television Specials On TNN. Citation Needed Haggard Also Took A Guest Spot On Jones's 1998 Song "It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" Which Also Features Other Country Icons Like Willie Nelson And Johnny Cash. Jones Had Previously Recorded Haggard's Early Hit "All My Friends Are Strangers" When He Was On The Musicor Record Label In The 1960s. Haggard Had Recorded Jones's Smash "She Thinks I Still Care" On His 1969 Album A Portrait Of Merle Haggard.
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George Jones & Merle Haggard Made Two Albums Together A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine Released In 1982 Was Their First Album Their Next Album Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again Would Not Come Until 24 Years Later In 2006. Jones And Haggard Were Largely Influenced By The Hank Williams And Lefty Frizzell Tradition. They Had Also Made No Secret About How Much They Admired Each Other's Work. In A Rolling Stone Tribute To Jones After His Death In 2013 Haggard Recalled Their First Meeting "I Met Him At The Blackboard Café In Bakersfield California Which Was The Place To Go In '61. He Was Already Famous For Not Showing Up Or Showing Up Drunk And He Showed Up Drunk. I Was Onstage—I Think I Was Singing Marty Robbins' 'Devil Woman'—and He Kicked The Doors Of The Office Open And Said 'Who The Fuck Is That?'" Haggard Added That Jones's Voice Was "like A Stradivarius Violin One Of The Greatest Instruments Ever Made." Citation Needed Jones Had Said Repeatedly Over The Years That Next To Hank Williams Haggard Was His Favorite Singer. A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine Features Tributes To Both Of Them "Silver Eagle" Written By Freddy Powers And Gary Church About Haggard And "No Show Jones" Written By Jones And Glenn Martin About The Wayward Singer's Notorious Inability To Arrive At Concert Dates. The Album's First Single Was The Willie Nelson-Penned Title Track Which Became A Number One Hit. A Second Single "C.C. Waterback" Reached Number 10. The LP Was Produced By Billy Sherrill And Featured Backing Vocals By Haggard's Wife Leona Williams. In The UK Hallmark Records Issued An LP With The Same Title Artwork And Tracks But With A Different Track Order. Thom Jurek Of AllMusic Praises The Album Marveling That The Pair's Voices "blend Seamlessly And Compliment Each Other In Almost Symbiotic Fashion... Billy Sherrill In The Producer's Chair Was Swinging For The Radio Fences And He Got Close But Even He Stayed The Hell Out Of The Way Most Of The Time Here And Let The Music Take Its Course And This Pair Just Treated Each Other Deferentially." Twenty-Five Years After Their Last Album Jones And Haggard Took A Different Approach In 2006 Each Singing Five Songs Originally Recorded By The Other Then Teaming Up For Four Full-Fledged Duets. One Of These Is The Title Track Which Chronicles The Tales Of An Aging Country Singer A Song Clearly Intended To Appear Somewhat Autobiographical For These Two Legends When Haggard Appeared On Jones's Television Show Jones Requested That Haggard Sing A Verse Of It And Called It His Favorite Hag Song .
Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again Would Be The Final Proper Studio Album Recorded By Jones Before His Death In 2013.
The Album Reached Number 25 On The Billboard Country Albums Chart And Received Positive Reviews Although Many Critics Took Note Of Jones's Increasingly Withered Voice. Stephen Thomas Erlewine Of AllMusic Wrote "Of The Two George Sounds A Bit Worse For Wear—his Voice Is A Little Thin And Slightly Scratchy—but Even If Their Age Is Evident... The Album Also Illustrates Exactly Why Jones And Haggard Are Two Of The Greatest Vocalists In Country Music History." Music Critic Robert Christgau Wrote "Hag Keeps Getting Haggier But That Thing In George's Voice That Was Grainy Like Cornbread Is Turning To Mush." Jones And Haggard Had Previously Recorded Together In 1982 A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine Which Produced The Number One Single "Yesterday's Wine". Their Friendship Stretched Much Farther Back However To When Jones First Heard The Haggard-Penned "I Threw Away The Rose " Which Rose To Number 2. In His 1981 Autobiography Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home Haggard Recalls Playing Somewhere In Texas When Someone Handed Him A Phone Saying Jones Was On The Line. Jones Slurred His Appreciation For The Song And Said He Was Coming To See Him Immediately. "It Wasn't Hard To See That Ol' George Was Pretty Wasted " Haggard Wrote. "I Hung Up The Phone And Some Of The Others In The Room Said They Wouldn't Be Surprised If He Showed Up. I Told Them I Didn't Think So 'cause Hell He Was Supposed To Be Doing Concerts All Week." The Next Day Jones Arrived Kicking The Door In And Eventually Folding Up The Roll-Away Bed That Haggard's Sleeping Manager Fuzzy Owen Was On And Wheeling It Out Of The Room. Jones Would Record "I Threw Away The Rose" Himself As Well As Several Other Haggard Compositions Over The Course Of His Career And Say Repeatedly Over The Years That Next To Hank Williams Haggard Was His Favorite Singer. In 1996 Jones Was A Surprise Guest On An Episode Of TNN's Prime Time Live That Was Saluting Haggard And In 1997 Jones And Haggard Performed A Rendition Of "The Way I Am" Together On Another TV Special Honoring Haggard Called Workin' Man - A Tribute. A Year Later Haggard Returned The Favor By Appearing On The George Jones Show A Series Of Television Specials On TNN. Citation Needed Haggard Also Took A Guest Spot On Jones's 1998 Song "It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" Which Also Features Other Country Icons Like Willie Nelson And Johnny Cash. Jones Had Previously Recorded Haggard's Early Hit "All My Friends Are Strangers" When He Was On The Musicor Record Label In The 1960s. Haggard Had Recorded Jones's Smash "She Thinks I Still Care" On His 1969 Album A Portrait Of Merle Haggard. read less
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Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again Would Be The Final Proper Studio Album Recorded By Jones Before His Death In 2013.
The Album Reached Number 25 On The Billboard Country Albums Chart And Received Positive Reviews Although Many Critics Took Note Of Jones's Increasingly Withered Voice. Stephen Thomas Erlewine Of AllMusic Wrote "Of The Two George Sounds A Bit Worse For Wear—his Voice Is A Little Thin And Slightly Scratchy—but Even If Their Age Is Evident... The Album Also Illustrates Exactly Why Jones And Haggard Are Two Of The Greatest Vocalists In Country Music History." Music Critic Robert Christgau Wrote "Hag Keeps Getting Haggier But That Thing In George's Voice That Was Grainy Like Cornbread Is Turning To Mush." Jones And Haggard Had Previously Recorded Together In 1982 A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine Which Produced The Number One Single "Yesterday's Wine". Their Friendship Stretched Much Farther Back However To When Jones First Heard The Haggard-Penned "I Threw Away The Rose " Which Rose To Number 2. In His 1981 Autobiography Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home Haggard Recalls Playing Somewhere In Texas When Someone Handed Him A Phone Saying Jones Was On The Line. Jones Slurred His Appreciation For The Song And Said He Was Coming To See Him Immediately. "It Wasn't Hard To See That Ol' George Was Pretty Wasted " Haggard Wrote. "I Hung Up The Phone And Some Of The Others In The Room Said They Wouldn't Be Surprised If He Showed Up. I Told Them I Didn't Think So 'cause Hell He Was Supposed To Be Doing Concerts All Week." The Next Day Jones Arrived Kicking The Door In And Eventually Folding Up The Roll-Away Bed That Haggard's Sleeping Manager Fuzzy Owen Was On And Wheeling It Out Of The Room. Jones Would Record "I Threw Away The Rose" Himself As Well As Several Other Haggard Compositions Over The Course Of His Career And Say Repeatedly Over The Years That Next To Hank Williams Haggard Was His Favorite Singer. In 1996 Jones Was A Surprise Guest On An Episode Of TNN's Prime Time Live That Was Saluting Haggard And In 1997 Jones And Haggard Performed A Rendition Of "The Way I Am" Together On Another TV Special Honoring Haggard Called Workin' Man - A Tribute. A Year Later Haggard Returned The Favor By Appearing On The George Jones Show A Series Of Television Specials On TNN. Citation Needed Haggard Also Took A Guest Spot On Jones's 1998 Song "It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" Which Also Features Other Country Icons Like Willie Nelson And Johnny Cash. Jones Had Previously Recorded Haggard's Early Hit "All My Friends Are Strangers" When He Was On The Musicor Record Label In The 1960s. Haggard Had Recorded Jones's Smash "She Thinks I Still Care" On His 1969 Album A Portrait Of Merle Haggard. read less
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