The live concerts are gone, but those classics —“Silver Wings,”“Today I Started Loving You Again,”“I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” — still convey Haggard’s humanity. His honest representation of his own journey helped so many others directly examine their own. “That’s ...
Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, McBryde performed the classic song of loneliness and connection to a montage of photos from Kristofferson’s life, including a shot of the singer with his friends Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. Written in 1970, “Help Me Make It Through the Night” ...
he wanted to put his feelings on paper, telling the story of an ex-convict trying to change and make his way back into the world. Ironically, while doing time in San Quentin, Haggard was able to attend one of the famous Johnny Cash prison concerts. ...
have formed a new partnership withthe Professional Bull Ridersthat includes a remake of the classicMerle Haggardsong, “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” as the organization’s new “party anthem (below). The venture will include a new video, concerts and band appeara...