Merle Haggard Salutes the Greats

~ Release by Merle Haggard (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1: The Hank Williams Side
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A1The Way It Was in ’51
cover recording of:
The Way It Was in ’51
lyricist and composer:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter)
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A2Moanin’ the Blues
cover recording of:
Moanin’ the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
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A3My Heart Would Know
cover recording of:
My Heart Would Know
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI)
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A4Lovesick Blues
cover recording of:
Lovesick Blues
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
composer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
arranger:
Hank Williams (country music legend) (on 1949-11-01)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Jack Mills, Inc. (on 1922-04-03) and Mills Music, Inc. (from 1930 to present)
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A5I Saw the Light
cover recording of:
I Saw the Light
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Ltd. (UK) (from 1948 to present), Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 1948 to present) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1948-11-16)
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B1San Antonio Rose
cover recording of:
San Antonio Rose
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
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B2Take Me Back Totulsa
cover recording of:
Take Me Back to Tulsa
lyricist and composer:
Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (on 1941-06-18)
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B3Brain Cloudy Blues
cover recording of:
Brain Cloudy Blues
writer:
Kokomo Arnold, Tommy Duncan (Western swing vocalist, songwriter and pianist) and Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
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B4Right or Wrong
cover recording of:
Right or Wrong
writer:
Paul Biese (until 1921), Haven Gillespie (until 1921) and Arthur Lynn Sizemore (American pianist, composer and songwriter) (until 1921)
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B5Stay a Little Longer
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▼ 12" Vinyl 2: The Jimmie Rodgers Side
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C1Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)
cover recording of:
New Mule Skinner Blues (revised lyrics, first recorded by Bill Monroe ca. 1950)
lyricist:
George Vaughn
composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
version of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
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C2My Rough and Rowdy Ways
cover recording of:
My Rough and Rowdy Ways
composer:
Elsie McWilliams (American songwriter) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
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C3Waitin’ for a Train
cover recording of:
Waiting for a Train
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
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C4Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia
cover recording of:
Peach Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia
composer:
Clayton McMichen and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
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C5Train Whistle Blues
cover recording of:
Train Whistle Blues
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
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D1Mom and Dad’s Waltz
cover recording of:
Mom and Dad’s Waltz
lyricist and composer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
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D2It Meant Goodbye to Me When You Said Hello to Him
cover recording of:
It Meant Goodbye to Me When You Said Hello to Him
composer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Abe Mulkey
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D3I’m an Old, Old Man (Tryin’ to live While I Can)
cover recording of:
I’m an Old, Old Man
lyricist and composer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
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D4I Never Go Around Mirrors
cover recording of:
I Never Go Around Mirrors
composer:
Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter) and Sanger D. Shafer
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D5Goodbye Lefty
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