Willie & The Hag top Billboard
The rest of the top five stayed the same: "Take Your Time" by Sam Hunt second; "Sangria" by Blake Shelton third; "Kick the Dust Up" by Luke Bryan fourth and "Sippin' On Fire" by Florida Georgia Line fifth.
Eric Church was at 13 with "Like a Wrecking Ball," up 3. That was the case with Jason Aldean's "Tonight Looks Good On You" at 14 and Thomas Rhett's "Crash And Burn" at 15. Hunt also was at 22 with "House Party," which was up 3. Dustin Lynch closed out the top 25 with "Hell of a Night," moving up 3 spots.
On the albums chart, the Hag and Nelson replaced Zac Brown Band's "Jekyll + Hyde," which fell to second. Billy Currington debuted in third with "Summer Forever." Hunt was fourth with "Montevallo." Brantley Gilbert was fifth with "Just As I Am."
Gloriana debuted at 13 with "Three." Kane Brown debuted at 22 with "Closer," an EP.
On the Bluegrass Albums chart, Dailey & Vincent again held the top spot with "Alive! In Concert." Punch Brothers were second with The Phosphorescent Blues." The Hillbenders debuted in third with "Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry." Robert Earl Keen was fourth with "Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions" and The Willis Clan was fifth with "Chapter Two - Boots."
On the overall Billboard Top 200, Haggard and Nelson were 7th, ZBB 9th, Hunt 13th, Currington 15th and Little Big Town 27th with "Pain Killer." The Billboard top 200 and country charts use different criteria.
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 ...
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