Merle Haggard: Live From Austin, TX '78 backdrop
Merle Haggard: Live From Austin, TX '78 poster
Trailer
Merle Haggard: Live From Austin, TX '78
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2008
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Released
Overview
When he stepped onto the Austin City Limits stage for the very first time on that brisk January day in 1978, Merle Haggard was at the top of his game. It had been over a decade since his first national hit, "Sing A Sad Song", and not that long after "Okie From Muskogee" had firmly planted his music in the public consciousness. He had already been declared "Entertainer of the Year" by both the Country Music Awards and Academy of Country Music - in the same year (1970). He had just released A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or MY Salute to Bob Willis), which sparked a revival of interest in western swing. And with his band, The Strangers, it's no stretch to say that he had the best live show in country music of his day. - Terry Lickona (Producer Austin City Limits®). Recorded January 18, 1978 KLRU-TV, Austin, TX.

Cast
Merle Haggard poster
Merle Haggard
artist
Bonnie Owens poster
Bonnie Owens
tambourine, backing vocals
Ronnie Reno poster
Ronnie Reno
guitar
Biff Adams poster
Biff Adams
drums
Roy Nichols poster
Roy Nichols
guitar
Mark Yeary poster
Mark Yeary
piano
Norman Hamlet poster
Norman Hamlet
steel guitar
Don Markham poster
Don Markham
saxophone, trumpet
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Paul Anastasio
fiddle
Gordon Terry poster
Gordon Terry
fiddle
Wayne Durham poster
Wayne Durham
bass

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