quote:Originally posted by Westernstar9:
Merle Haggard and The Strangers. When he began recording for Capitol in 1965 he used his own musicians (unheard of at the time) recorded at the Capitol Studios in Hollywood (you know, the circular building you can see from the freeway). He brought in a few LA studio players from time to time like James Burton (who was just elected to the R&R Hall of Fame) Jim Gordon, and versatile but unknown guitar/banjo/harmony singer named Glen Campbell. And as far as associating Hag with "Okie From Muskogee", I guarantee you he's written several hundred songs better than that one including one called "Irma Jackson" about an interracial love affair that Capitol refused to put on an album or single for several years.
Hey Westernstar, you're preaching to the choir in my case. I love Merle! One of my favorite songs ever is one of his called "If You Hated Me"
Janice
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