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Merle Hagard And The Strangers: Same Train, A Different Time

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In April 1969, “Capitol” label released “Same Train, A Different Time”, album by Merle Haggard and the Strangers (the ninth Merle Haggard studio album overall). It was recorded August 1968 – February 1969, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar, harmonica
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums
  • Lewis Talley – guitar
  • Billy Mize – harmony vocals
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Bob Morris – bass
  • Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Jimmie Rodgers, except where noted.

  1. California Blues
  2. Narration #1
  3. Hobo’s Meditation
  4. Waitin’ for a Train
  5. Mother, The Queen of My Heart – Jimmy Rodgers, Hoyt Bryant
  6. My Carolina Sunshine Girl
  7. Narration #2
  8. Train Whistle Blues
  9. Why Should I Be Lonely? – Jimmy Rodgers, Estelle Lovel
  10. Jimmie’s Texas Blues
  11. Blue Yodel#6 – Jimmy Rodgers, George Vaughan
  12. Narration #3
  13. Mule Skinner Blues
  14. Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia – Jimmy Rodgers, Clayton McMichen
  15. Down the Old Road To Home – Jimmy Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey
  16. Travelin’ Blues – Jimmy Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley
  17. Miss the Mississippi and You – Bill Halley
  18. Frankie and Johnny
  19. No Hard Times
  20. Narration #4
  21. Hobo Bill’s Last Ride – Waldo LaFayette O’Neal
  22. My Old Pal – Jimmy Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams
  23. Nobody Knows But Me – Jimmy Rodgers, McWilliams
  24. Narration #5
  25. Jimmie Rodgers’ Last Blue Yodel (The Women Make a Fool Out of Me)

Merle Haggard And The Strangers: Mama Tried

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On October 3, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Mama Tried”, the seventh Merle Haggard and the Strangers studio album. It was recorded February – March, 1968, ay “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson. In 1999, the album title song won the “Grammy Hall of Fame Award”.

Personnel:

  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums
  • Lewis Talley – guitar
  • Tommy Collins – guitar
  • Billy Mize – guitar
  • Glen Campbell – guitar
  • James Burton – guitar
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.

  1. Mama Tried
  2. Green, Green Grass of Home – Curly Putman
  3. Little Ole Wine Drinker Me – Dick Jennings, Hank Mills
  4. In the Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) – Dolly Parton
  5. I Could Have Gone Right – Mel Tillis
  6. I’ll Always Know
  7. The Sunny Side of Me
  8. Teach Me to Forget – Leon Payne
  9. Folsom Prison Blues – Johnny Cash
  10. Run ‘Em Off – Troy Martin, Onie Wheeler
  11. You’ll Never Love Me Now
  12. Too Many Bridges to Cross Over – Dallas Frazier

Merle Haggard And The Strangers: Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down

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On October 3, 1966, “Capitol” label released “Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down”, the second Merle Haggard and The Strangers studio album. It was recorded August – December 1965, June – August 1966, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson and Fuzzy Owen.

  • Personnel:
  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – guitar
  • Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
  • George French – piano
  • Jerry Ward – bass
  • Eddie Burris – drums

with

  • Lewis Talley – guitar
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Glen Campbell – guitar
  • Phil Baugh – guitar
  • Jack Collier – guitar
  • Glen D. Hardin – piano
  • Bob Morris – bass
  • Bert Dodson – bass
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Helen “Peaches” Price – drums
  • Billy Mize – harmony vocals
  • Bonnie Owens – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Merle Haggard,  except where noted.

  1. Swinging Doors
  2. If I Could Be Him
  3. The Longer You Wait
  4. I’ll Look Over You
  5. I Can’t Stand Me
  6. The Girl Turned Ripe
  7. The Bottle Let Me Down
  8. No More You and Me
  9. Somebody Else You’ve Known
  10. High on a Hilltop – Tommy Collins
  11. This Town’s Not Big Enough – Liz Anderson, Donna Austin
  12. Shade Tree (Fix-It-Man)

Merle Haggard: Strangers

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On September 27, 1965, “Capitol” label released “Strangers”, the debut Merle Haggard, studio album. It was recorded 1963 – 1965, and was produced by Ken Nelson and Fuzzy Owen.

Personnel:

  • Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
  • Roy Nichols – guitar
  • Ralph Mooney – steel guitar
  • Tommy Collins – guitar
  • Wynn Stewart – guitar
  • Gene Moles – guitar
  • Phil Baugh – guitar
  • George French, Jr. – piano
  • Bobby Austin – bass
  • Robert Morris – bass
  • Helen Price – drums
  • Henry Sharpe – drums
  • Clifford Hills – fiddle

Track listing:

  1. (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Starngers – Liz Anderson
  2. Falling for You – Ralph Mooney
  3. Please Mr. DJ – Merle Haggard
  4. You Don’t have Far to Go – Merle Haggard, Red Simpson
  5. Sing a Sad Song – Wynn Stewart
  6. Sam Hill – Tommy Collins
  7. I’m Gona Break Every Heart I Can – Merle Haggard
  8. You Don’t Even Try – Merle Haggard, Fuzzy Owen
  9. If I Had Left It Up to You – Merle Haggard
  10. I’d Trade All of My Tomorrows (For Just One Yestreday) – Jenny Carson
  11. The Worst Is Yet to Come – Liz Anderson
  12. Walking the Floor Over You – Ernest Tubb

Merle Haggard And The Strangers: Someday We’ll Look Back

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On August 9, 1971, “Capitol” label released “Someday We’ll Look Back”, the 15th  Merle Haggard and The Strangers album. It was recorded 1969 – 1970, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – lead guitar
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
  • Bobby Wayne – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Dennis Hromek – bass, backing vocals
  • Biff Adam – drums
  • James Burton – guitar, dobro
  • Glen Campbell – guitar, backing vocals
  • Glen D. Hardin – piano
  • Hargus “Pig” Robbins – piano
  • Willard Price – bass
  • Leon Copeland – bass
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass
  • Tommy Ash – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Merle Haggard, except where noted.

  1. Someday We’ll Look Back
  2. Train of Life – Roger Miller
  3. One Sweet Hello
  4. One Row at a Time – Red Lane, Dottie West
  5. Big Time Annie’s Square
  6. I’d Rather Be Gone
  7. California Cottonfields – Dallas Frazier, Earl Montgo
  8. Carolyn – Tommy Collins
  9. Tulare Dust
  10. Huntsville – Merle Haggard, Red Simpson
  11. The Only Trouble with Me

Buck Owens: I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail

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On March 10, 1965, “Capitol” label released “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail”, album by Buck Owens and his Buckaroos (the eight Buck Owens album overall). It was recorded in December 1964, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Buck Owens – lead vocals, guitar
  • Don Rich – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Jelly Sanders – guitar, fiddle
  • Jay McDonald – pedal steel guitar
  • Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar, guitar
  • Doyle Holly – vocals, bass, guitar
  • Bob Morris – bass, vocals
  • Willie Cantu – drums
  • Mel King – drums
  • Capitol Photo Studio – photography
  • Ken Veeder – photography
  • Bashful Bobby Wooten – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail – Harlan Howard, Buck Owens
  2. Trouble and Me – Harlan Howard
  3. Let the Sad Times Roll On – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  4. Wham Bam – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich
  5. If You Fall Out of Love with Me – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens
  6. Fallin’ for You – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens, Don Rich
  7. We’re Gonna Let the Good Times Roll – Buck Owens
  8. The Band Keeps Playin’ On – Red Simpson, Fuzzy Owen
  9. Streets of Laredo – Samuel Barber
  10. Cryin’ Time – Buck Owens
  11. A Maiden’s Prayer – Bob Wills
  12. Memphis – Chuck Berry

Buck Owens and His Buckaroos: Dust on Mother’s Bible

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On May 2, 1966, “Capitol” label released “Dust on Mother’s Bible”, the twelve Buck Owens (credited to Buck Owens and his Buckaroos) album.It was recorded in November 1965, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Buck Owens – vocals, guitar
  • Don Rich – vocals, guitar, fiddle
  • Doyle Holly – vocals, guitar
  • Tom Brumley – pedal steel guitar
  • Red Simpson – guitar
  • George French, Jr. – piano
  • Bobby Austin – bass
  • Willie Cantu – drums
  • Wayne Stong – drums

Track listing:

  1. Pray Every Day – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  2. When Jesus Calls All His Children In – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  3. I’ll Go to the Church Again with Momma – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  4. Bring It to Jesus – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens
  5. Jesus Saved Me – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  6. Would You Be Ready? – Don Rich
  7. Dust on Mother’s Bible – Buck Owens
  8. Satan’s Gotta Get Along Without Me – Buck Owens, Red Simpson
  9. Where Would I Be Without Jesus – Don Sessions
  10. Eternal Vacation – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens
  11. It Was with Love – Loudilla Johnson, Don Rich
  12. All the Way with Jesus – Buck Owens, Bonnie Owens

Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps: Bluejean Bop!

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On August 13, 1956, “Capitol” label released “Bluejean Bop!”, the debut Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps album. It was recorded in June 1956, and was produced by Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Gene Vincent – vocals, guitar
  • “Galloping” Cliff Gallup – lead guitar
  • “Wee” Willie Williams – rhythm guitar
  • “Jumpin'” Jack Neal – upright bass
  • “Be-Bop” Dickie Harrell – drums

Track listing:

  1. Bluejean Bop – Hal Levy, Gene Vincent
  2. Jezebel – Wayne Shanklin
  3. Who Slapped John? – Tex Davis, Gene Vincent
  4. Ain’t She Sweet – Milton Ager, Jack Yellen
  5. I Flipped – Richard Penniman, Chilton Price
  6. Waltz of the Wind – Fred Rose
  7. Jump Back, Honey, Jump Back – Hadda Brooks
  8. Wedding Bells (Are Breaking Up That Old Gang Of Mine) – Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal, Willie Raskin
  9. Jumps, Giggles and Shouts – Tex Davis, Gene Vincent
  10. Up a Lazy River – Sidney Arodin, Hoagy Carmichael
  11. Bop Street – Tex Davis, Cliff Gallup
  12. Peg O’ My Heart – Alfred Bryan, Fred Fisher

The Veils: The Runaway Found

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On February 16, 2004, “Rough Trade” label released “The Runaway Found” the debut Veils (The) album. It was recorded 2001 – 2003, at “Great Linford Manor”, “2 kHz”, “Parr Street”, “The Garden” and “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Matthew Ollivier, Bernard Butler and Ken Nelson.

Personnel:

  • Finn Andrews – vocals, guitar
  • Oli Drake – guitar
  • Adam Kinsella – bass guitar
  • Ben Woollacott – drums
  • Dina Beamish – cello, strings arrangement
  • Claire Orsler – viola
  • Anne Stevenson – violin
  • Gina Ball – violin
  • Brian Wright – violin
  • Jackie Norrie – violin
  • Sally Herbert – strings arrangement
  • Ellie Gray – backing vocals
  • Iron John – handclaps

Track listing:

All tracks by Finn Andrews, except where noted.

  1. The Wild Son
  2. Guiding Light
  3. Lavinia
  4. More Heat Than Light – Finn Andrews, Marsh
  5. The Tide That Left and Never Came Back
  6. The Leavers Dance
  7. Talk Down the Girl
  8. The Valleys of New Orleans
  9. Vicious Traditions
  10. The Nowhere Man