Country legend Merle Haggard died today on his 79th birthday. We saw him about 10 years ago at a 4th of July bash with Willie Nelson in Roswell, N.M.
His ballad "Silver Wings" is two minutes of smooth perfection.
'Don't leave me,' I cried.
'Don't take that airplane ride ...'
Here is his original, followed the ultimate cover, by John Doe of X and the Knitters, with Dave Alvin pickin' the guitar:
And then there's my other favorite, "Misery and Gin," from when I discovered outlaw country music in high school:
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