Merle Haggard – Live From Austin, TX ’78 [LP]

When he stepped onto the Austin City Limits stage for the very first

time on that brisk January day in 1978, Merle Haggard was at the

top of his game. It had been over a decade since his first national hit,

Sing A Sad Song, and not that long after Okie from Muskogee had

firmly planted his music in the public consciousness. He had already

been declared Entertainer of the Year by both the Country Music

Awards and Academy of Country Music in the same year (1970).

He had just released A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the

World (Or My Salute to Bob Wills), which sparked a revival of interest

in western swing. And with his band, The Strangers, its no stretch to

say that he had the best live show in country music of his day.

Tracklist:

1. Working Man Cant Get Nowhere Today
2. Silver Wings
3. Lonesome Fugitive
4. Sing Me Back Home
5. Orange Blossom Special
6. Old-Fashioned Love
7. Brain Cloudy Blues
8. Ramblin Fever
9. Long Black Limosine
10. Cherokee Maiden
11. San Antonio Rose
12. Misery
13. The Farmers Daughter
14. Workin Man Blues

UPC: 607396534517
Label: NEW WEST RECORDS
Release Date: 11.15.19
Format: Vinyl