Haggard sets return to stage
The dates which were postponed in January are being rescheduled for April and Haggard's previously booked tour with his longtime band, The Strangers, begins as planned on Feb. 28 in Tucson, Arizona at the Fox Theatre.
"I'm feeling good and ready to get back on the bus. Thanks to all for their powerful prayers that led to my speedy recovery. I'm rehearsing with the band and looking forward to playin' and singin' again."
Tour dates are:
Feb. 28 Tucson, Arizona Fox Theatre
Feb. 29 Anaheim, CA The Grove
March 1 San Diego, CA Balboa Theatre
March 2 Laughlin, NV Edgewater Casino
March 3 Rancho Mirage, CA Agua Caliente Casino
March 5-6 Folsom, CA Three Stages at Folsom Lake College
April 11 Nashville, TN The Ryman Auditorium
April 12 Pigeon Forge, TN Country Tonite Theatre
April 13 Florence, IN Ballerra Casino & Resort
April 14 Greensboro, NC War Memorial Auditorium
April 15 Columbia, SC The Township Auditorium
April 16 Annapolis, MD Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
April 17 Shippensburg, PA The H. Ric Luhrs Performing Arts Center
April 19 Torrington, CT Warner Theatre
April 20 Portsmouth, NH The Music Hall
April 21 Atlantic City, NJ Harrah's Atlantic City-The Concert Venue
April 22 Springfield, OH Clark State Performing Arts Center
April 25 Macon, GA Macon City Auditorium
April 26 Paducah, KY Four Rivers Center
April 27 Lula, MS Isle of Capri Casino
More news for Merle Haggard
- 11/13/20: Hag concert tribute release coming in December
- 03/17/17: Keith, Alabama join Hag tribute show
- 02/27/17: All-star concert set to pay homage to The Hag
- 06/22/16: Songwriter, producer Freddie Powers dies
- 05/11/16: The Hag releases final song
- 04/14/16: All for the Hall benefit raises $712K
- 04/06/16: The Hag dies at 79
- 04/06/16: Country performers pay homage to The Hag
CD reviews for Merle Haggard
Read Merle Haggard's Wikipedia entry. It talks, in the second sentence, of his having helped create the Bakersfield sound, with its "rough edge." Later, it discusses, at some length, his conservative touchstones, in particular Okie From Muskogee. While, in Wikipedia fashion, that may capture the popular perception of the recent Kennedy Center honoree, it doesn't hit at the core of what made him, along with Willie Nelson and George Jones, one of country music's three most ...
It seems that the legendary country artists who survive to their later years, often make some of their best music during that time. It certainly was true with Johnny Cash and apparently Merle Haggard is primed to follow suit. The evidence of that is spread all over his new 12-song outing.
Haggard has gone introspective, but he has done it in such a way that most of the songs are easy for the listeners to apply to their own experiences. The opener, I've Seen It Go Away, is about losing the ...
The Strangers are a talented and extremely flexible band, as Haggard's mood can vary from showing off his rich singing voice on ballads to playing the jazzy guitar hero via Western swing material. Thus, it takes a multi-faceted combo, like The Strangers, to keep up with Haggard's many moods.
This disc collects 15 Haggard TV clips, and the man is definitely not lip synching his way through these performances. For instance, viewers can clearly hear The Hag clear his throat right before ...
©Country Standard Time • Jeffrey B. Remz, editor & publisher • countrystandardtime@gmail.com
About • Copyright • Newsletter • Our sister publication Standard Time
Country News
CD Reviews
Follow us on
