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STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - MERLE HAGGARD AND THE STRANGERS - BRANDED MAN

Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . It was on this day in 2016, six years ago, that California born singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler, Merle Haggard passed away on his 79th Birthday, after battling pneumonia.  Today he would have turned 85. We honor the outlaw country musician's legacy by giving his fourth studio album, Branded Man, by Merle Haggard and The Strangers, a look and a listen. Branded Man was released August 28, 1967 on Capitol Records and produced by Ken Nelson. The LP peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums chart and gave birth to two singles, the title track, "Branded Man" (#1 Hot Country Songs) and "I Threw Away the Rose" (#2 Hot Country Songs). Joining Merle and The Strangers on the disc are Glen Campbell on guitar and Jim Gordon on drums. 

"Branded Man" (Merle Haggard) – 3:07


"Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive" (Hank Cochran) – 2:35


"Don't Get Married" (Tommy Collins) – 2:30


"Somewhere Between" (Bonnie Owens, Haggard) – 3:06


"You Don't Have Very Far to Go" (Haggard, Red Simpson) – 2:19


"Gone Crazy" (Bonnie Owens, Haggard) – 2:03


"I Threw Away the Rose" (Haggard) – 3:21


"My Hands Are Tied" (Tommy Collins, Haggard, Kay Adams) – 2:18


"Some of Us Never Learn" (Haggard) – 2:41


"Long Black Limousine" (Vern Stovall, Bobby George) – 3:14


"Go Home" (Tommy Collins) – 2:35


"I Made the Prison Band" (Tommy Collins) – 2:29

Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar


The Strangers:

Roy Nichols – guitar
Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
George French – piano
Jerry Ward – bass
Eddie Burris – drums


with

Lewis Talley – guitar
Billy Mize – guitar
Tommy Collins – guitar
Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

James Burton – guitar
Glen Campbell – guitar
Shorty Mullins – guitar
Glen D. Hardin – piano
Leon Copeland – bass
Jim Gordon – drums

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