Merle Haggard CD to be released by McCoury Music
We just got word that the Merle Haggard bluegrass CD we told you about last month is set to be released on Del McCoury’s imprint, McCoury Music, jointly with Hag Music.
Chris Harris with Rainmaker Management (Del’s media relations) shared this bit of info.
“What I’ve heard so far sounds great. Ronnie Reno produced (obviously he has the bluegrass pedigree and he was a member of Mr. Haggard’s band for about 12 years so he was a great fit) and they brought in some great pickers (Marty Stuart, Carl Jackson, Rob Ickes, Charlie Cushman, Aubrey Haynie and Ben Isaac).”
More details are expected to be announced later this week.
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McCoury Music has now posted an online video of the first recording session for his upcoming release, The Bluegrass Sessions, which we posted about a few days ago.
The video shows Hag recording Holding Things Together with Aubrey Haynie, Marty Stuart, Carl Jackson, Rob Ickes, Charlie Cushman and (presumably)...
McCoury Music has made audio samples available online from their upcoming Merle Haggard CD, The Bluegrass Sessions. It is an all-acoustic project, produced by Ronnie Reno, with both Haggard songs and others he selected to sing to mark this new direction in his storied career.
The tracks were recorded...
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From Ronnie Reno, via J.D. Rhynes, who posted on the California Bluegrass Association web site, comes word that Merle Haggard is working on a bluegrass project.
That CBA news posting elicited a response from Elida Ickes on the CBA message board that her son, Rob, was playing dobro on the Haggard bluegrass...
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Today's (9/30) edition of The Chicago Sun-Times has an interview with Merle Haggard, primarily about his upcoming CD release, The Bluegrass Sessions, due out this coming Tuesday (10/2) on McCoury Music.
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PU. Merle Haggard doing a “Pickin’ On” album is a sign of the apocalypse isn’t it? He’s great, but that is sad. Thumbs down. Bad idea.
I agree. That’s not something I would want, or get for anybody else. Oh no! I think I see 4 horses on the horizon!!!!!
Sammy
Don’t be so quick to make a judgment. I know some folks who worked on the project and are pretty reliable in their opinion of good music. It’s not an attempt at a straight ahead Bluegrass disc, more along the lines of acoustic Hag….who’s songs have been covered by some very high profile and accomplished Bluegrass groups BTW….so I think I’ll wait and give a close listen first. The word I got was, it’s fantstic.
I know the same people. They said it sucked too. They also don’t know a “Dennis Jones.” Get a better fake name. Nobody’s believing your bs Stan/Chris. We bluegrassers aren’t as stupid as you tell everyone we are.
Grasshead145, I would suggest you do a little research before casting stones my friend. Dennis is a regular contributor here at The Bluegrass Blog who often sends us news stories for publication. If you were to simply click on his name in one of his comments you would be taken to the website of WNCW, the radio station at which he works, and could easily find a photo of him and a short bio.
I don’t know much about the CD in question, but I seem to remember John telling me that Rob Ickes played on the session and thought it was pretty cool. I won’t easily discount that testimony. This CD will be what it is, and that won’t be a strait ahead grass album I’m sure, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be good music.
I heard some rough mixes a few weeks ago. Good stuff, and most of the songs on the album are new.
as far as MERLE SINGING BLUEGRASS I HAVE NEVER HEARD HIM DO A BAD RECORDING YET IF MERLE DOES IT ILL BUY IT
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