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Thread #130955 Message #2950360
Posted By: Art Thieme
22-Jul-10 - 11:24 PM
Thread Name: Review: Merle Haggard legend or laggard?
Subject: RE: Review: Merle Haggard legend or laggard?
Like Lefty, a great voice. His songs told stories that wanted tellin'. I do wish he'd seen value to more sparse acoustic renditions. Lefty's tribute album to Jimmy Rodgers was an under-arranged gem.
All that said, there was something in Cash's delivery and style that made me like the songs less when he was singing them.
Art