Review of the Album: Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute To Merle Haggard from more reviews...
The songs on this tribute to Merle Haggard show better than some of his own inconsistent work just what a huge, multi-faceted talent Haggard has been for decades. For those who might still only recall him as a tunnel-visioned...more.
Review of the Album: Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute To Merle Haggard from more reviews...
The story goes that ol' Merle was ready to pack it in at the time this disc was made. What happened? He heard some young angel named Iris Dement sing a version of his tune "Big City" and he melted. Merle...more.
Review of the Album: Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute To Merle Haggard from more reviews...
Buy this CD if for no other reason than to hear Iris Dement singing 'Big City'. It's the best thing she's ever done, IMHO. If Angels ever come down and complain about their dead end jobs, it'll sound...more.
Review of the Album: Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard from more reviews...
I would not consider myself an advit Country Music fan, although, I enjoy the music of Willie Nelson and some other traditional country singers. For me, I really enjoy the stories that they tell and the way their messages are so...more.
Review of the Album: Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard from more reviews...
This album from 1994 features many of country music's then biggest names, together with a couple of stars from the seventies and eighties, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris.The set opens with a great version of Tonight the bottle let...more.