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The song garnered him recognition as a songwriter. [10] He recorded the song himself for the first time in his 1971 album Yesterday's Wine. [11] In 1980 he used "Family Bible" as the title track of his gospel album, and released it as a single the same year. [12] The song became one of Nelson's recurring numbers during live performances. [5]
Al Campbell of AllMusic states "To his credit, Haggard had a greater need to shine light on the music that influenced him, more so than the need to release material that guaranteed a surefire hit... Highly recommended to traditional country fans." [1] Writing in 2013, Haggard biographer David Cantwell calls it "one of the gems of the country ...
"C.C. Waterback" is a song recorded by American country music artists Merle Haggard and George Jones. It was released in December 1982 as the second single from the album A Taste of Yesterday's Wine. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Haggard.
Co-writer Merle Haggard recorded the song first on his 1981 hit LP Big City but did not release it as a single. According to the Stephen L. Betts Rolling Stone article "George Jones Gets 'Lucky' with Merle Haggard Song" published online on February 13, 2015, Haggard's manager, Tex Whitson, first pitched it to Jones' producer Billy Sherrill because Jones and Haggard were on the outs at the time.
Roy Ernest Nichols (October 21, 1932 – July 3, 2001) was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard's band The Strangers for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix of fingerpicking and pedal steel -like bends, usually played on a Fender Telecaster electric guitar.
Pancho & Lefty by Townes Van Zandt (1972) became well-known through a honky tonk album by outlaw country musicians Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson, released in 1983.Original vinyl copies from 1983 give the album's title as "Poncho & Lefty" on the cover, as well as on the inner sleeve and the record label; the album's title track is similarly rendered "Poncho & Lefty" on the cover, inner sleeve ...
All songs by Merle Haggard unless otherwise noted: "Goin' Home for Christmas" – 2:28 "Grandma's Homemade Christmas Card" – 2:17 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 2:14 "Santa Claus and Popcorn" – 2:32 "Daddy Won't Be Home Again for Christmas" – 3:23 "If We Make It Through December" – 2:39
The song's values come from how Frank and Mama use their respective handicaps to become strong together. In the song's second verse, Merle says he doesn't know how Frank and Mama met, but he blesses whoever it was that brought the two together. The album version includes a brief spoken-word introduction hinting at the premise of the song.