Huh, I never knew that. Thanks surveyor.
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Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
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Get 'em, Hag
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Merel was and is the best country singing songwriter.
Of Merle's 38 No. 1 hit singles, 22 he wrote. Then there's a bushel of songs he wrote that were in the top ten that never reached no. 1, but should have. "Today I Started Loving You, Again" was not a hit for Haggard - didn't even chart.Last edited by surveyor; 11-16-2017, 09:58 AM.Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
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Seashores of Old Mexico - Merle Haggard
A Haggard written hit that didn't crack the Billboard Hot Country in `74, reaching No. 11.
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"Love Is Strange" - Mickey & Sylvia
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"Lover Please" - Clyde McPhatter
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If not Merle, then Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash? All were great songwriters. Parton and Cash may have had more hits singing their own songs. Nelson wrote a lot of songs that were hits for other artists.
Merle I think was by far more prolific as a writer who sang his own songs. I remember seeing somewhere (Ralph Emery interview, perhaps) that Haggard wrote in the neighborhood of 250 or so songs.
Haggard had a No. 1 hit with "Kentucky Gambler", written by Dolly Parton.
It also depends upon the era. Haggard was heavily influenced by Bob Wills and Lefty Frizzel in the early 60s..
Honorable mention - George Jones.Last edited by surveyor; 11-17-2017, 09:38 AM.Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
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"She's About A Mover" - Sir Douglas Quintet
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"Mendocino" - Sir Douglas Quintet
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"Midnight Mary" - Joey Powers
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"Mr. Dieingly Sad" - The Critters
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"More" - Kai Winding & Orchestra
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"Music Box Dancer" - Frank Mills
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