Topic: Merle Haggard Dies on his Birthday

[Den]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/country-music-star-merle-haggard-dies-on-his-birthday-aged-79/

Great loss to country music and one of my all time favourites, his CD Chigago Wind is one of the most played in my collection.

[Simon]

Can't say I've heard of him, but 

[Clive]

I saw the report in yesterday's Telegraph but I hadn't heard of him either.   

[Den]

I can't believe that neither of you have heard of him. He has always been in my top ten singers and I have loads of LPs and CDs of his. 

[Clive]

I've heard of Lynyrd Skynyrd if that's helpful.   

[Simon]

 

[Clive]

Well if we are talking about musicians with silly names....

[chorleydave]

Also never heard of him, but then went on Youtube and had a flick through his greatest hits album.  My local has one of these modern digital juke boxes that (allegedly) has every record ever released on it and I immediately recognised the voice and some of the songs.  One of the regulars, "Stringy", is a country and western aficionado and he plays tracks from the album when he can get on the juke box.

  fella.

[Den]

Well if we are talking about musicians with silly names....

I never mentioned Maddona