ACL Fest Interviews

"...Anti-, whose label roster includes Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Merle Haggard, and Joe Henry...."

Sept. 17, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

$liding Home

Austin slide guitar sovereign Cindy Cashdollar steps out from the side

"...stadiums; touring Europe; recording with Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, and the Dixie Chicks. In 1997, she took..."

April 9, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...his band includes players who've performed with Ernest Tubb, Merle Haggard, and Johnny Bush. A true Texas original, Hand..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Reborn Again

Tony Villanueva steps out of the Derailers and into a new paradigm.

"...while we were driving through southern Oregon, listening to Merle Haggard on the Art Bell show. It was a..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Texas Towns & Places

"...Billboard Chart Position: none "Asshole From El Paso" skewered Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" and the Seventies country establishment..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Lavelle WhiteTexas Soul Sisters

Texas Platters

"...disparate sources such as the Box Tops ("Soul Deep"), Merle Haggard ("Today I Started Loving You"), and the Edwin..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Chiseled in Stone

An appreciation of honky-tonk veteran Billy Dee

"...are culled from decades of choices: Hank Williams to Merle Haggard, George Jones to George Strait. But this is..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Music Feature by Graham Reynolds

TCB

"..."punk rock" could be anything not carrying a heavy Merle Haggard or Albert King influence, but thanks to Ego's..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

ACL Prime Time

Blurbs to ACL Music Fest by.

"...these good Texans are only too proud to scrawl Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" onto their set list. "Doreen" rocks..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Music Feature

TCB

"...next year. That number includes testimonials from Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and several of Foley's South Austin cronies like..."

July 25, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Sheet Music

Summer Reading

"...producer Ken Nelson (who went on to work with Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Roy Clark, and Hank Thompson), bandleader..."

June 6, 2003 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Alcorn/Chadbourne, Dr. Eugene Chadbourne

Texas Platters

"...Loretta Lynn's "I Got Caught" is another standout. But Merle Haggard's "If We Make It Through December" and A.P...."

May 23, 2003 Music Review by David Lynch

Willie Nelson

Live Shot

"...instrumental, and guitarist Jody Payne for a stroll through Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues," and things changed. When the..."

May 16, 2003 Music Review by Christopher Gray

The Hills Are Alive

The Hill Country is teaming with Austin songwriters.

"..."Don't you go playin' no Merle Haggard, 'less it's 4407, 1241, or 1162," calls out..."

May 9, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Willie Nelson

Texas Platter

"...collaborations with the likes of Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles, Merle Haggard, Julio Iglesias, U2, and Emmylou Harris. As if..."

April 11, 2003 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

One More Time

Wrapping up SXSW 03: Saturday Showcases

"...rest of the musical world, making them labelmates with Merle Haggard and Tricky. Maybe he's on to something. Packing..."

March 21, 2003 Music Feature by Michael Chamy

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...put their stamp on modern bluegrass with covers from Merle Haggard to the Pocket FishRmen. (Mother Egan's, 9pm) --..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Monte Montgomery

Texas Platter

"...offering a little humor in his tongue-in-cheek rendering of Merle Haggard's "Silver Wings." Then there's the noodling. Live offers..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Dancing About Architecture

All news: noise ordinance gripes, AMN budget crunch, Sound Exchange faces rent shortfalls, Williamson County refuses to give up on an amphitheatre, Clifford Antone back on the streets, and the first SXSW 03 confirmees. Plus, three music deaths.

"...says he's taking comfort in the immortal words of Merle Haggard as he waits for his college student customers..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Capitol Records 1942-2002

Box Set

"...from the get-go -- or much of anything, past Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee," that speaks directly to any..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello

Texas Platters

"...Elvis Costello -- could take lyrics from Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, and the Flying Burrito Brothers and come up..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Music Review by Dan Oko

The Smell of Success

Austin's poster art scene is back, and it's better than ever.

"...for Willie Nelson, one for George Jones, one for Merle Haggard -- much less Burning Spear and Femi Kuti...."

Nov. 22, 2002 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

100% Texan

Kevin Fowler is among the brightest of the Young Texas rising stars.

"...high school. I liked the Cars, and I liked Merle Haggard. I think that helps in my songwriting. I..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Dale Watson

Texas Platters

"...Rash" to Wynn Stewart's "Another Day, Another Dollar" and Merle Haggard's "Mama's Hungry Eyes" with equal aplomb. There's a..."

Aug. 9, 2002 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Townes Without Pity

The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy

"...of Van Zandt songs from artists like Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Emmylou Harris were bringing in nearly $100,000..."

June 14, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Deryl Dodd

Texas Platters

"...sounds like he's up on his George Jones and Merle Haggard, and has a healthy respect for the music..."

May 24, 2002 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw

Dancing About Architecture

The outdoor shows continue …

"...broken into and guitar stolen when he opened for Merle Haggard last Sunday at Stubb's, then there's the theft..."

April 19, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

King of the Swing Fiddle

Honoring country music's second most famous fiddle player, Johnny Gimble

"...Jimmy Buffett, Guy Clark, Jessi Colter, the Everly Brothers, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, Paul McCartney & Wings,..."

April 5, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Never Mind the Bollocks

Ray Benson decides to cut a solo album

"...a hippie. And it was politically incorrect to play Merle Haggard songs, because 'Okie From Muskogee' was a No...."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

The Pine Valley Cosmonauts

SXSW Records

"...the Louvin Brothers, Hank Williams, Charley Pride, Johnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Bill Monroe are. In addition..."

March 15, 2002 Music Review by David Lynch

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