The Lucky Tomblin Band

Country Mile

"...that sound – Redd Volkaert laid out guitar for Merle Haggard, Earl Poole Ball tickled ivories for Johnny Cash,..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings

Rockpalast, German for DVD gold mine

"...(Dusty @#$%^& Hill). Billy Gibbons, scarecrow of the guitar. Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" tunnels the three backstage, and..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

James Burton

"...and see ("Hello Mary Lou"). His liquid solo to Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" and the weather vane riff atop..."

April 16, 2010 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Carrie Rodriguez

"...Zandt ("Rex's Blues"), Richard Thompson ("Waltzing's for Dreamers"), and Merle Haggard ("I Started Loving You Again"). Since leaving her..."

April 9, 2010 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Johnny Gimble

"...suggests, with an impressive lineup of guests: Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, Dale Watson, the Wheel's Jason Roberts,..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Creative Opportunities Orchestra pays tribute to Tina Marsh, local bands find new ways to finance their recordings, and the many hats of Stop the Truck

"...that includes contributions from Ray Benson ("Texas in Oklahoma"), Merle Haggard ("A Friend in California"), and Powers himself (the..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Secret, Profane and Sugarcane

Elvis Costello's spectacle at the Bass Concert Hall

"...of Sugarcane and covers from Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Merle Haggard, the Grateful Dead, and one curve ball, the..."

Sept. 2, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Off the Record

Spoon stays home for a sold-out three-night stand at Stubb's, while Little Joe Washington hits the hard streets of H-Town, and White Denim finally gets proper Exposion

"...Dale Watson declared his intentions early Friday night with Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried," while Alan Sparhawk delved deep into..."

July 17, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Scott H. Biram

"...well, constitutes authentic outlaw melancholy from George Jones to Merle Haggard. "Draggin' Down the Line" leaves a trail equally..."

May 15, 2009 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Off the Record

Mourning the loss of two Austin music giants, Stephen Bruton and Randall 'Poodie' Locke

"...The 133-capacity roadhouse was frequented by the likes of Merle Haggard, Guy Clark, and Billy Joe Shaver, often unannounced...."

May 15, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Marianne Faithfull

"...Faithfull's gaze. Old flame Keith Richards helps Faithfull revisit Merle Haggard's "Sing Me Back Home," and she and Antony..."

April 3, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Pathetic and Insulting, Absolutely and Totally Infuriating

"...(as many know, Blaze's songs have been recorded by Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, John Prine, and others;..."

March 19, 2009 Postmarks

Off the Record

Diving into Club 1808, the Real Heroes' Chinese democracy, and Ray Benson on Willie, Wexler, and the Wheel

"...Dec. 29, 2006). After seeing the Wheel on Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price's Last of the Breed DVD,..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...fide country music legend whose songs are covered by Merle Haggard, John Prine, Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett. (World..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Page Two: A Cheating Top 10

An introduction, then a list of lots of cool things, shoved into 10 slots, that are not necessarily related to 2008

"...of the just-made-available-on-DVD Payday, starring Rip Torn as a Merle Haggard-type honky-tonk country & western singer, and the Bud..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Boots, Buckles, & Spurs

50 Songs Celebrate 50 Years of Cowboy

"...Though boxed up against superstars Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and George Strait, there's still nothing that compares..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Master Blaster

Q&A with Dave Alvin

"...heroes. How did Big Joe Turner survive? How did Merle Haggard survive? How did Curtis Mayfield survive?..."

Nov. 19, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Faded Love

Sybil Rosen reveals what it was like to be Living in the Woods in a Tree with Blaze Foley

"...She didn't know his songs had been recorded by Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and John Prine or the praise..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Book Review: Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze Foley

Living in the Georgia woods in a tree house with Blaze Foley before he was Blaze Foley

"...of the man whose songs have been sung by Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, and John Prine. Romantic..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Keep On Chooglin’

John Fogerty talks past, present, and future

"...want the whole thing. Or a new album from Merle Haggard. I want all of it because it resonates..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

The Freddy Powers Parkinson Organization

"...Powers and hosts of friends such as Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Big & Rich...."

Aug. 22, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

Commemorating the 95th birthday of Pinetop Perkins one year at a time, exploring Willie's Place at Carl's Corner, and a pregame pep talk with Paul Wall

"...last of the breed: Powers, Nelson, Ray Price, and Merle Haggard. Take Me Out to the Ball game..."

July 4, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Emmylou Harris

"...original producer Brian Ahern contributes to reflective covers of Merle Haggard's "Kern River" and Billy Joe Shaver's "Old Five..."

June 27, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Off the Record

Soaring gas prices put local bands in a pinch at the pump and a homecoming of sorts for Janis Joplin and the Butthole Surfers

"...locally based concert production and promotion company responsible for Merle Haggard's engagement at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday, has..."

June 13, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Otis Redding, Lynyrd Skynyrd, & Whiskeytown

"...blue plate special is Van Zant's autobiographical rewrite of Merle Haggard's "Honky Tonk Night Time Man." Whiskeytown's sophomore slam..."

May 2, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: The Immersion Method

Dream double bills and the great and simple pleasure of film viewing

"...of it would be foolish. Torn plays a George Jones/Merle Haggard-type country singer who plays the back-road and small-town..."

May 2, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Willie Nelson

"...Ryan Adams and great music with Ray Price and Merle Haggard. Longtime fans can be forgiven their trepidation that..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Music Review by Dan Oko

Off the Record

Greg Ginn and SST Records start fresh in Taylor, Possessed by Paul James stars as The Folk Singer, and KOOP Radio catches fire (again)

"...of his 2007 comeback collaboration with Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, Last of the Breed. "There's not anybody like..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Texas Sapphires

"...More of Me" to Gram Parsons' "Ooh Las Vegas." Merle Haggard's "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" is faithfully..."

Nov. 23, 2007 Music Review by Doug Freeman

DVDnds

DVDnds

"...Waylon Jennings, Pete Seeger, the Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison, Merle Haggard, and his wife June. The booklet reads a..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

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