Him and Buck Owens pioneered the Bakersfield sound out of California.. Fender Telecasters and all.. Nashville followed along to an extent..

one of his more recent songs is antiwar... "That's the News"

"Suddenly the cost of war is something out of sight
lost a lot of heroes in the fight
Politicians do all the talking, soldiers pay the dues
Suddenly the war is over, that's the news"


they don't make 'em like Hag anymore...
as George Jones would sing "Who's gonna fill their shoes ?"