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23 hrs ago | The Twister

If Heaven - Andy Griggs

Louisiana native Andy Griggs grew up listening to the sounds of Merle Haggard, but turned his head toward outlaw country and gospel by the time he reached college.

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Related Topix: Country, Wedding

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Salon.com

The bitter tears of Johnny Cash

Research assistance for this article was provided by the Investigative Fund of the Nation Institute.

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Related Topix: Country, Entertainment

Bakersfield.com

Sons of Oildale

Casey Christie / The Californian Merle Haggard and Marty Stuart have a good time warming up on the side of the stage, Saturday, at CSUB.

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Related Topix: Oildale, CA, California, Country, Marty Stuart, Buck Owens, Red Simpson

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Flathead Beacon

'The Defining Story of This Band'

Michael Ballard is too young to remember the Mission Mountain Wood Band's heyday in the 1970s, when five buddies from the University of Montana became the biggest band to ever emerge from the state.

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Related Topix: Montana, Jerry Garcia, Pop/Rock, Country, Blues, Bo Diddley

Thu Nov 05, 2009

100.7 KOLT-FM

Crash Here Tonight - Toby Keith

Toby Keith spent the '90s as a solid, workmanlike country star who met with considerable chart success, yet never quite broke free of the neo-traditionalist pack to become a household name like Garth Brooks or Alan Jackson.

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Related Topix: Toby Keith, Country, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Auburn Journal

VFP and "The a

With all of the controversy surrounding the Veterans for Peace and the Auburn Veterans Day Parade, I am reminded with the words put to music by country music icon Merle Haggard.

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Related Topix: Auburn, CA, Country

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Bakersfield.com

Haggard, Haslam to reflect on town

Oildale and Beyond Conference When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday Admission: $30, adults; $25, seniors; $20, students Information: 654-3079 What better way to commemorate Oildale's centennial than by inviting two of her favorite sons to share their experiences? Music legend Merle Haggard and esteemed writer Gerald Haslam will do just that Saturday at ...

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Related Topix: Oildale, CA, Country, Cal State Sonoma, Cal State Bakersfield, Entertainment

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Leader Post

Craven wish list -- update #16

Here's the latest wish list for the 2010 Craven Country Jamboree to arrive on my desk: LeeAnn Womack Jamie Johnson Dixie Chicks - Saturday night Dwight Yoakam- Friday night Merle Haggard love to see Miranda Lambert back, Blake Shelton, still love Big and Rich, Kentucky Headhunters.

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Related Topix: Country, Blake Shelton

Thu Oct 22, 2009

City Pages

From Johnny Cash to Glen Campbell: Country is not a crime

But it is too often the stuff of criminals. Last weekend I was spending some quality time over 45s with a guy I used to date.

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Related Topix: Prison, Johnny Cash, Country, Glen Campbell, David Allan Coe

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Advocate

Matt Boswell X390 (MYSPACE) | ADVOCATE.COM

A country performer who injected homophobia into a Merle Haggard song at a city-sponsored event in Reidsville, N.C., will never be hired again, according to city officials.

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Related Topix: Country, Reidsville, NC, Gay/Lesbian

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Q-Notes

City bans Country performer after anti-gay lyrics

Based out of southwest Virginia, Matt Boswell is a popular performer for several Piedmont area events, clubs and other venues.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Reidsville, NC, Country

The Bluegrass Blog

Charlie Daniels Christmas package

Charlie Daniels has worn a good many hats over his 50 years in the music business.

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Related Topix: Charlie Daniels, Country, Dennis Hopper, Mac Wiseman

Fri Oct 16, 2009

CMT.com

Lynyrd Skynyrd Praises Country Music, From Roy Acuff to Keith Urban

When three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd came to the CMT offices recently to tape an episode of Top 20 Countdown , they saw something that stopped them in their tracks: A black-and-white photograph capturing an unguarded moment between Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard .

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Related Topix: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pop/Rock, Keith Urban, Roy Acuff, Country, Johnny Cash, Van Zant

Wed Oct 14, 2009

Bakersfield.com

CMA to KUZZ: You're the best

I like my country hard core: Telecaster-tough Bakersfield Sound, high-lonesome bluegrass, sublime Western Swing, and peel-the-paint-off-the-grimy-walls-honky-tonk twang -- that's the sound for me .

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Related Topix: Taylor Swift, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Country, Johnny Cash, Entertainment

Mon Oct 12, 2009

WSOC-FM Charlotte

Fifteen Teens Who Found Country Music Success Before Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is undeniably country music's most popular teenager today. At age 18, she spent six weeks at No.

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Related Topix: Taylor Swift, Lynn Anderson, Country, Pop/Rock, The Everly Brothers, Crystal Gayle, Knoxville Metro

Sat Oct 10, 2009

WHER-FM Hattiesburg

She Just Started... - John Ander...

Neo-honky tonker John Anderson was born in Apopka, FL, in 1955 and grew up listening to rock & roll, until he discovered country music at age 15 through Merle Haggard.

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Related Topix: Country, John Anderson, Apopka, FL

Thu Oct 08, 2009

Chico Enterprise-Record

Music review: Merle Haggard and the Strangers court Chico audience

We had a neighborly visit from Merle Haggard on Sept. 29. The old troubadour dropped in to perform before a nearly sold-out house at Laxson Auditorium, down from his home up near Redding.

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Related Topix: Chico, CA, Merle Haggard & the Strangers, Country, Redding, CA, Entertainment

Tue Oct 06, 2009

Santa Barbara Independent

Merle Haggard at the Arlington

"We don't let our hair grow long and shaggy, like the hippies out in San Francisco do," my friend Joe bellowed into the microphone at a bar in San Francisco as he sang the lines of Merle Haggard's 1969, "Okie from Muskogee." The response; silence and baleful glares.

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Related Topix: Country

Mon Oct 05, 2009

The Tennessean Nashville News

Seeing Stars

All things music from the Tennessean.com entertainment staff. In this installment of Seeing Stars: Kid Rock attends a wedding, Merle Haggard receives an award, country singer Derek Sholl sings the national anthem at a baseball game, Miranda Lambert performs her new album and George Strait goes to a football game.

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Related Topix: Country, George Strait

Sat Oct 03, 2009

WHER-FM Hattiesburg

Diggin' Up Bones - Randy Travis

Like the Beatles in rock, Randy Travis marks a generational shift in country music.

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Related Topix: Randy Travis, Country, George Jones, Garth Brooks, Clint Black

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