Merle Haggard: Influences

Apple Music Country

While Hag did his share of influencing and shaping country's extended branches, he was no stranger to the rock 'n' roll, blues, folk, and Dust Bowl roots that were laid before him. Explore the artists who guided his musical worldview—from Ernest Tubb to Woody Guthrie, Elvis to Hank.

Jimmie Rodgers
My Rough and Rowdy Ways
Jimmie Rodgers
The Essential Jimmie Rodgers
Lefty Frizzell
I Want to Be With You Always
Lefty Frizzell
Look What Thoughts Will Do
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
Time Changes Everything
Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
Legends of Country Music: The Best of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys
They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
Hank Williams & The Drifting Cowboys
Sing Me A Blue Song (Undubbed Edition)
Marty Robbins
Don't Worry
Marty Robbins
The Essential Marty Robbins (1951-1982)
George Jones
Color of the Blues
George Jones
18 Original Starday Recordings
Elvis Presley
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
Elvis' Golden Records, Vol. 3
Johnny Cash
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
All Aboard the Blue Train (Definitive Expanded Remastered Edition)
Woody Guthrie
Dust Bowl Refugee
Woody Guthrie
Dust Bowl Ballads
Roy Acuff
Wabash Cannonball
Roy Acuff
The Essential Roy Acuff (1936-1949)
Ernest Tubb
Walking the Floor Over You
Ernest Tubb
The Very Best of Ernest Tubb
Floyd Tillman
Drivin' Nails in My Coffin (Remastered)
Floyd Tillman
Drivin' Nails in My Coffin (Remastered) - Single
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
The Complete Capitol Singles: 1957–1966
Wynn Stewart
Another Day, Another Dollar
Wynn Stewart
Nashville Country Guys, Vol. 3
Tommy Collins
High On a Hilltop
Tommy Collins
Capitol Collectors Series
15 Songs, 41 Minutes

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