Merle Haggard - Same Train - A Different Time: A Tribute To Jimmie Rodgers

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Music Review: fOR THE MUSICAN, FOR THE PERSON WITH EARS
Rating: 5 Stars

Burton actually was a bluegrass dobro player as a kid who got into rock as the guitarist in Ricky Nelson's original band. He's the one that taught Elvis how to play guitar and play well and brought the revival of his career in the Hawaii 1970 concert where Elvis played Scotty Moore's guitar and Scotty Played Elvis's. He was the person who put together the great Hotband that was supposed to be the basis for a new supertooled country rock revival of the KING. Unfortunately, the Kind died ,but Emmy Lou Harris, the backup woman singer in the band, took that band with Burton producing a lot of it to Stardom.

Not to say this is not one of Haggard's best. Haggard has respect for the history of the music. You see it not only on this great album, but in his Bob Wills Album and his Emmet Miller album and in some the great things he done on songs by singers like good old Left Frizzel.

Haggard's voice is so strong, his wryness is never so sharp as here, and he has the strength and dignity not to ever try to immitate Jimmy Rogers. He just sings his heart out on these songs.

I think anyone who is serious about signing, playing, or arranging blues, acoustic country, bluegrass, or western swing should study this album. The only problem with it is that once you get it on the CD player, it is hell to get it off. It;s hell to get it off repeat.

Thanks Merle, Thanks Jimmy Burton and thanks Mr. Rodgers!

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