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Merle Haggard - "Big City". A decade-plus out from "Okie" in 1981, this chart-topper had lyrical content that was in line with some of his best work - a song about the plight of the working man. Haggard’s tribute to slower pace in life made for one of his biggest hits of his run on Epic Records, thanks in part to some tasty fiddle licks from veteran instrumentalist (and one time Bob Wills & The Texas Playboys member) Tiny Moore. 19. Merle Haggard - "Someday When Things Are Good"

16 Biggest Hits is a 1998 Merle Haggard compilation album. It is part of a series of similar 16 Biggest Hits albums released by Legacy Recordings. All songs except "Big City", "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" and "Going Where the Lonely Go" are re-recordings from October 1994. The album was certified Gold in 2002 by the RIAA. It has sold 955,000 copies in the US as of May 2013. Swinging Doors" (Merle Haggard) – 2:50. The Bottle Let Me Down" (Haggard) – 2:42.

These 15 timeless Merle Haggard songs still define one of country music's master storytellers, greatest singers and truest rebels. The family didn't actually live in a labor camp, though. That part of the story pays tribute to Okies' struggles to survive the Great Depression. 10. "If We Make It Through December". Factory lay-offs hit hard at any time of the year. Haggard considers a worker laid off around Christmas time, forcing him to dream of a better life for his young daughter after the new year. Think of it as the precursor of Jason Isbell's "Something More Than Free.

The discography for American country music singer Merle Haggard includes fifty-nine studio albums, three Christmas albums, three Gospel albums, five instrumental albums featuring his backing band the Strangers, as well as several live and compilation albums.

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth.

Merle Haggard co-wrote this song with longtime friend Dean Holloway. As the two walked around California, where they were making an album, they became disgusted with the city’s dirty sidewalks, and it sparked the idea for a new song powered by twin fiddles. It features Leona Williams, Haggard’s wife at the time, on background vocals. 2. 'Okie From Muskogee'. From ‘Okie From Muskogee’ (1969). Merle Haggard once again hit a nerve with his fanbase when he recorded what would become his signature song - "Okie From Muskogee. NEXT: Top 10 Willie Nelson Songs. Filed Under: Merle Haggard.

The album revisits Haggard's classic theme of the plight of the working man and noted as one of his most enduring recordings. 03. of 10. Swinging Doors (1966). Merle Haggard - Strangers. Haggard's third studio album contains two of his biggest hits, "The Bottle Let Me Down" and "Swinging Doors.