The 1001 Albums Challenge # 25: Merle Haggard & The Strangers – “I'm A Lonesome Fugitive”
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Like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and – really – just a small handful of others Merle Haggard was the perfect mix of brilliant ability and kick-arse back-story. I was a fan long before I really knew much of his work. As a retailer, called on to recommend great country artists he was always a name I’d trot out, and with great success. And then I started li…
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