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    Merle Haggard

    Merle Haggard

    Ryman Auditorium

    June 25, 2008

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    One of country music's most gifted and prolific songwriters, Merle Haggard symbolizes the American workingman - dignified, downtrodden, and not unlikely to visit the neighborhood bar - of whom he often sings. With his hard biting electric guitar, he almost singlehandedly introduced the electric sound to country music. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band "The Strangers" helped create the Bakersfield Sound, characterized by twangy telecaster guitars, tight vocal harmonies, and a rough edge not heard on the polished Nashville Sound recordings of that era. By the 1970s, he was aligned with the growing outlaw country movement, and has continued to release successful albums through the 1990s and into the 2000s. His songs display an unparalleled level of unflinching personal honesty about such universal themes as love, loss, regret and redemption

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      Tickets: $39.50-$49.50/ticket

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    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      June 25, 2008

      Times:
      Wednesday 7:30pm

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    • Venue Info

      Ryman Auditorium

      116 Fifth Avenue North Nashville, TN 37219

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