LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

2 ON 1 CD These two LPs were originally released in 1971 (‘Hag’) and 1972 (‘Let Me Tell You…’) on the Capitol record label. Now available for the first time as a 2 on 1 CD Maverick country singer Merle Haggard represents an unusual intersection in American music, a crossroad where folk, pop, jazz and blues traditions are used to create his own soul-baring form of expression. With an impressive 39 #1 country hits, numerous awards (Grammy, CMA, ACM, and BMI have all acknowledged him), the 65 year old Haggard has always set his own trends: he’s the only country performer ever featured on the cover of jazz bible Downbeat; the only California born singer in the Country Music Hall of Fame; and the only artist who’s done stints both as an invited entertainer at the White House and in San Quentin’s infamous solitary confinement “hole” - clearly a powerful, creative force. track listing: Hag: Soldier’s Last Letter • Shelly’s Winter Love • Jesus, Take A Hold • I Can’t Be Myself • I’m A Good Loser • Sidewalks Of Chicago • No Reason To Quit • If You’ve Got Time • The Farmer’s Daughter • I’ve Done It All Let Me Tell You About A Song: Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) • They’re Tearin’ The Labor Camps Down • The Man Who Picked The Wildwood Flower • Recitation: The Proudest Fiddle In The World (A Maiden’s Prayer) (Introductory remarks by Bonnie Owens) • Bill Woods From Bakersfield • Old Doc Brown • Grandma Harp • Turnin’ Off A Memory • Irma Jackson • The Funeral • Bring It On Down To My House Honey