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Merle Haggard and The Strangers

Aliases
Merle Haggard's Strangers
Merle Haggard & The Strangers
Merle Haggard & The Strangers & Congregation
Merle Haggard & The Strangers - Vocal: San Quentin Garden Chapel Choir

Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
 REC March 4, 1967 (9 artists)
Originally by Dick Curless REL
February 3, 1975 (3 artists)
Am I Standing in Your Way Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 1976 Unverified
June 1972 Charley Pride
April 8, 1968 Bettye Swann
June 1967 (17 artists)
 REC August 9, 1971 (21 artists)
Originally by Dallas Frazier REL
August 9, 1971 (10 artists)
November 1976 (6 artists)
September 27, 1971 (43 artists)
August 1974 (6 artists)
March 4, 1967 JP Harris & The Tough Choices
June 1973 (7 artists)
September 2, 1969 (6 artists)
 REC April 4, 1966 (6 artists)
Originally by Buck Owens and His Buckaroos REL
 REC December 1972 (5 artists)
Originally by Kenny Serratt REL
February 1972 The Hit Co. (Planet Music Studio Artists)
November 8, 1971 BirGitta Edström
July 6, 1970 (13 artists)
April 1975 (3 artists)
June 3, 1974 (10 artists)
February 11, 1974 (12 artists)
 REL March 4, 1967 (5 artists)
Originally by Buck Owens and His Buckaroos REC
January 27, 1969 (33 artists)
Huntsville Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 9, 1971 Unverified
September 14, 1970 (8 artists)
February 3, 1969 (6 artists)
October 3, 1966 (2 artists)
 REC August 9, 1971 (4 artists)
Originally by Hank Williams, Jr. REL
September 6, 1965 (2 artists)
November 20, 1972 (3 artists)
March 4, 1967 (3 artists)
January 2, 1968 (2 artists)
June 1972 Billy Crash Craddock
September 3, 1968 (10 artists)
 REC March 6, 1972 (4 artists)
Originally by Tommy Cash REL
February 1968 (160 artists)
April 8, 1968 (2 artists)
October 14, 1968 (17 artists)
February 1967 (21 artists)
September 1975 Ronnie Dunn
August 1972 (13 artists)
February 3, 1975 (4 artists)
November 20, 1972 Charlie Louvin
 REC December 1972 Erik Van Neygen
Originally by Conway Twitty REL
December 1972 (4 artists)
July 1976 Rob Ickes - Trey Hensley
May 1970 (5 artists)
 REL October 1974 (5 artists)
Originally by Dolly Parton REC
March 4, 1967 (2 artists)
 REC April 1975 Dolly Parton
Originally by Lefty Frizzell REL
September 1975 (6 artists)
January 2, 1968 Clear Sound
 REC February 1974 (4 artists)
Originally by Kenny Serratt and The Messengers REL
April 8, 1968 (3 artists)
June 1968 (83 artists)
April 1975 (17 artists)
January 2, 1968 Larry Nix with Marty Haggard
April 8, 1968 Waylon Jennings
October 3, 1966 Johnny Paycheck
May 1970 (2 artists)
September 15, 1969 (113 artists)
June 3, 1974 (2 artists)
 REC August 9, 1971 (2 artists)
Originally by Ernest Tubb REL
 REC April 1975 John Glenn and the Mainliners
Originally by Ronnie Reno REL
 REL September 14, 1970 (10 artists)
Originally by Porter Wagoner REC
June 1969 (62 artists)
October 23, 1967 (80 artists)
October 3, 1966 (3 artists)
June 1, 1971 Randy Travis
December 6, 1966 (3 artists)
August 28, 1967 (38 artists)
December 1972 (4 artists)
April 4, 1966 (2 artists)
i 1970 Tom Principato & Pete Kennedy
February 28, 1966 (44 artists)
April 4, 1966 Amber Digby & Justin Trevino
August 1, 1966 (59 artists)
February 3, 1969 Bonnie Prince Billy
January 27, 1971 (8 artists)
January 26, 1970 (37 artists)
December 6, 1966 (64 artists)
February 1968 (8 artists)
August 1, 1966 (3 artists)
March 6, 1972 (2 artists)
 REC August 1974 (9 artists)
Originally by Hank Snow REL
July 1976 (2 artists)
 REC September 3, 1968 (3 artists)
Originally by Tommy Collins REL
February 11, 1974 Tiny Moore
October 3, 1966 Irv Lampman
September 3, 1968 (3 artists)
August 9, 1971 Tom Russell
February 1972 (4 artists)
 REC July 1976 Union Station
Originally by Ronnie Reno REL
November 1971 Ricky Van Shelton
December 29, 1969 (16 artists)
 REC April 8, 1968 (10 artists)
Originally by Charlie Louvin REL
June 1969 (73 artists)
June 1968 Billie Jo Spears

Covers by Merle Haggard and The Strangers

Title Performer Release date Originally by
April 4, 1966 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
November 8, 1971 (unknown), (unknown), The Original Sacred Harp Choir
February 1974 Dave Kirby
August 1973 Margaret Young
September 12, 1977 Bob Wills - Vocal by Tommy Duncan with His Texas Playboys
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
November 16, 1970 Kokomo Arnold, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
March 6, 1972 Blind Sammie
November 16, 1970 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
January 27, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
August 23, 1976 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
July 6, 1970 Charlie McCoy and Bo Chatman
July 6, 1970 Gordon Jenkins, Russel Wise and Mr. White, Hank Snow and His Rainbow Ranch Boys, Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two, The Kingston Trio, Walter Hurdt and His Singing Cowboys REL, Roy Hall and His Blue Ridge Entertainers REC, Buck Owens, Marty Robbins
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
September 3, 1968 Gordon Jenkins, Johnny Cash and The Tennessee Two
April 8, 1968 Tommy Collins
  May 1, 1969 The Leighton Brothers REC, Paul Biese Trio REL
November 1976 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
September 12, 1977 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
September 3, 1968 Johnny Darrell
October 3, 1966 Tommy Collins
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
August 1973 Marion Harris
September 2, 1969 Jimmy Dickens
September 3, 1968 Stonewall Jackson
September 2, 1969 Leon Payne
January 2, 1968 Wynn Stewart
November 16, 1970 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
February 1976 Norma Jean [US1]
November 8, 1971 J.B. Whitmire's Blue Sky Trio
February 1974 Whitey Shafer
April 4, 1966 Buck Owens
February 1974 Lefty Frizzell
November 1976 Lefty Frizzell
December 29, 1969 Gene Price
February 3, 1969 Lefty Frizzell
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
November 8, 1971 (unknown)
August 1974 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Jack Loyd
November 8, 1971 (unknown)
September 3, 1968 Charlie Walker
Loneliness Is Eating Me Alive Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 1967 Unverified
  August 28, 1967 Wynn Stewart REC, Vern Stovall REL
August 1973 Elsie Clark
September 12, 1977 Jimmy Work
November 8, 1971 Emile Berliner, Haydn Quartet with Orchestra, Steve Porter
November 16, 1970 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan
November 1976 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
March 4, 1967 Tommy Collins
September 12, 1977 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
January 2, 1968 Lefty Frizzell
September 2, 1969 Jack Greene
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
September 27, 1971 Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
March 4, 1967 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
March 6, 1972 Hank Snow
  November 16, 1970 Frank Crumit REC, Ina Duncan, Adelaide Hall and Arthur Porter PRF
April 4, 1966 Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
July 6, 1970 (unknown), Vernon Dalhart, Woody Guthrie & Lefty Lou
July 1976 Lefty Frizzell
November 16, 1970 Markel's Orchestra
November 16, 1970 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan
  September 3, 1968 Onie Wheeler & His Ozark Boys REC, Leon McAuliffe and His Western Swing Band - Vocal by Jimmy Hall with String Band Acc. REL
September 12, 1977 Kenny Serratt and The Messengers
November 16, 1970 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan with Orchestra
April 22, 1971 Dottie West
January 27, 1971 Ernest Tubb
July 1976 Dave Kirby
February 21, 2006 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan
November 16, 1970 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
April 4, 1966 Marvin McCullough
November 16, 1970 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
July 6, 1970 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
September 3, 1968 Leon Payne
November 8, 1971 Claude Gray
November 8, 1971 Mrs. William Asher - Homer Rodeheaver
January 12, 1976 Tommy Collins
February 1976 Dolly Parton
January 2, 1968 Johnny Darrell
November 1976 Wayne King and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ernie Birchill
January 12, 1976 (unknown)
November 16, 1970 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Vocal by Tommy Duncan
April 4, 1966 Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare
August 9, 1971 Roger Miller [US-OK]
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
  May 1, 1969 Gene Johnson (Gene Autry) REL, Jimmie Rodgers [US1] REC
April 4, 1966 Chester Smith
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
November 1976 Tommy Sears
August 1973 Margaret Young
August 23, 1976 Johnny Cash
September 2, 1969 Bob Morris
November 8, 1971 Harmoneers Quartet with Piano Accompaniment
January 2, 1968 Buck Owens and His Buckaroos
September 2, 1969 Kenny Price
February 3, 1969 Billy Mize
May 1, 1969 Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
April 8, 1968 Leon Payne

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Portrait of Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 2, 1969 Capitol Records
A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 16, 1970 Capitol Records
A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 12, 1977 Capitol Records
Branded Man Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 28, 1967 Capitol Records
Hag Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 22, 1971 Capitol Records
Hag - Someday We'll Look Back Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 21, 2006 Capitol Records
If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 1974 Capitol Records
I Love Dixie Blues (So I Recorded Live in New Orleans) Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 1973 Capitol Records
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive Merle Haggard and The Strangers March 4, 1967 Capitol Records
Introducing My Friends, The Strangers Merle Haggard's Strangers 1970 Capitol Records
It's All in the Movies Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 1976 Capitol Records
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 1972 Capitol Records
Just Between the Two of Us Bonnie Owens and Merle Haggard with The Strangers April 4, 1966 Capitol Records
Keep Movin' On Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 1975 Capitol Records
Let Me Tell You About a Song Merle Haggard and The Strangers March 6, 1972 Capitol Records
Mama Tried Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 3, 1968 Capitol Records
Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 1974 Capitol Records
My Love Affair with Trains Merle Haggard and The Strangers July 1976 Capitol Records
Okie from Muskogee Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 29, 1969 Capitol Records
Pride in What I Am Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 3, 1969 Capitol Records
Same Train, A Different Time Merle Haggard and The Strangers May 1, 1969 Capitol Records
Sing Me Back Home Merle Haggard and The Strangers January 2, 1968 Capitol Records
Someday We'll Look Back Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 9, 1971 Capitol Records
Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down Merle Haggard and The Strangers October 3, 1966 Capitol Records
The Fightin' Side of Me Merle Haggard and The Strangers July 6, 1970 Capitol Records
The Land of Many Churches Merle Haggard & The Strangers with Special Guests Bonnie Owens & The Carter Family November 8, 1971 Capitol Records
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 8, 1968 Capitol Records
The Roots of My Raising Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 1976 Capitol Records

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
Always Wanting You Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 3, 1975 Capitol Records
Branded Man Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 1967 Capitol Records
Carolyn Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 1971 Capitol Records
Cherokee Maiden Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 23, 1976 Capitol Records
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 27, 1971 Capitol Records
Everybody's Had the Blues Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 1973 Capitol Records
Grandma Harp Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 1972 Capitol Records
Hungry Eyes Merle Haggard and The Strangers January 27, 1969 Capitol Records
I Can't Be Myself Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 14, 1970 Capitol Records
I'm a White Boy Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 1972 Capitol Records
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am Merle Haggard and The Strangers October 14, 1968 Capitol Records
I Threw Away the Rose Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 1967 Capitol Records
It's All in the Movies Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 1975 Capitol Records
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 1972 Capitol Records
I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 20, 1972 Capitol Records
Kentucky Gambler Merle Haggard and The Strangers October 1974 Capitol Records
Mama Tried Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 1968 Capitol Records
Movin' On Merle Haggard and The Strangers May 12, 1975 Capitol Records
No Reason to Quit Merle Haggard and The Strangers May 1970 Capitol Records
Okie from Muskogee Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 15, 1969 Capitol Records
Old Man from the Mountain Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 3, 1974 Capitol Records
Sing Me Back Home Merle Haggard and The Strangers October 23, 1967 Capitol Records
Soldier's Last Letter Merle Haggard and The Strangers January 27, 1971 Capitol Records
Someday We'll Look Back Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 1, 1971 Capitol Records
Swinging Doors Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 28, 1966 Capitol Records
The Bottle Let Me Down Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 1, 1966 Capitol Records
The Fightin' Side of Me Merle Haggard and The Strangers January 26, 1970 Capitol Records
The Fugitive Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 6, 1966 Capitol Records
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 1968 Capitol Records
The Roots of My Raising Merle Haggard and The Strangers January 12, 1976 Capitol Records
Things Aren't Funny Anymore Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 11, 1974 Capitol Records
Workin' Man Blues Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 1969 Capitol Records

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