Mama Tried – Merle Haggard
In honor of country music legend Merle Haggard who passed on Wednesday, April 6th. Merle emerged from prison to become the poetic voice of the working man. He died on his 79th birthday. Here is one of his more popular song:
“Mama Tried” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in July 1968 as the first single and title track from the album Mama Tried. The song became one of the cornerstone songs of his career. It won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, and was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry due to its “cultural, historic, or artistic significance” on March 23, 2016, just 14 days before Haggard’s death.
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October 8, 2019 @ 8:39 am
He was one of the very best!
August 17, 2017 @ 12:23 am
One of my favs=good bar singer sang it for me all the time-Yes I mknow you got tired of singing it but you were so good! Miss you.
December 24, 2016 @ 9:23 am
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April 7, 2016 @ 4:45 pm
A GREAT SINGER
April 7, 2016 @ 1:48 pm
Beautiful song, Sad that another wonderful country western singer is no longer with us. Hard to replace any of them as they all had songs about our beautiful country and way of life then.
April 7, 2016 @ 10:42 am
I loved most of Merle Haggard’s songs, they are all so great that I can’t really say that I have a favorite. I loved his duets with Bonnie Owens !