Album: Swinging Doors by Merle Haggard (1966)
Format: Album

Artist Background: Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music song writer, singer, guitarist, fiddler and instrumentalist. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville Sound recordings of the... Part of the Oildale, California music scene. Associated with Country movement.

Related Artists: George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Paycheck, Conway Twitty

Music Scene: Part of the Oildale, California music scene. Associated with Country movement.

Tags: 1960s, Album


Swinging Doors

Merle Haggard

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