Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album
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Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album is the 30th album by American
country
singer Merle Haggard
, released in 1974.
United States
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country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
, released in 1974.
Track listing
All songs by Merle Haggard unless otherwise noted.- "Old Man from the MountainOld Man from the Mountain"Old Man from the Mountain" is a 1974 single by Merle Haggard from the album Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album. It was Haggard's eighteenth number one on the country singles chart. The single went to number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks on the chart.-Chart...
" - "Things Aren't Funny Anymore"
- "White Man Singin' the Blues"
- "Travelin'" (Ronnie Reno, Tiny MooreTiny MooreBillie "Tiny" Moore was a Western swing musician who played the electric mandolin and fiddle with Western swing legend Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys in the 1940s....
) - "Girl Who Made Me Laugh" (Haggard, Roy NicholsRoy NicholsRoy Nichols was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix of fingerpicking and pedal steel-like bends, usually played on a Telecaster.-Biography:Roy Ernest Nichols was born in...
) - "Honky Tonk Night Time Man"
- "Holding Things Together"
- "Seashores of Old Mexico"
- "Don't Give Up on Me"
- "King Without a Queen" (Bob WillsBob WillsJames Robert Wills , better known as Bob Wills, was an American Western Swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader, considered by music authorities as the co-founder of Western Swing and universally known as the pioneering King of Western Swing.Bob Wills' name will forever be associated with...
, John Wills, Martha Dean Moore) - "It Don't Bother Me" (Mark Yeary)
Personnel
- Merle Haggard – vocals, guitar
- Roy NicholsRoy NicholsRoy Nichols was an American country music guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Merle Haggard for more than two decades. He was known for his guitar technique, a mix of fingerpicking and pedal steel-like bends, usually played on a Telecaster.-Biography:Roy Ernest Nichols was born in...
– guitar, harmonica - James BurtonJames BurtonJames Burton is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 , Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame...
– guitar - Dave Kirby – guitar
- Ronnie Reno – guitar
- Norman HamletNorm HamletNorm Hamlet is an American steel guitarist best known as a member of Merle Haggard's Stranger's group. In 2005 Hamlet had quadruple heart bypass surgery and recovered well at his home in Bakersfield, California. In April 2006 while on tour with Merle Haggard Hamlet's Dobro was stolen and a reward...
– pedal steel guitar, dobro - Chuck Berghofer – bass
- Johnny Meeks – bass
- Biff Adam – drums
- Johnny GimbleJohnny GimbleJohn Paul Gimble , better known as Johnny Gimble, is an American country musician associated with Western swing. He is an award-winning fiddle player and considered one of the most impressive fiddlers in the genre's history....
– fiddle - Tiny MooreTiny MooreBillie "Tiny" Moore was a Western swing musician who played the electric mandolin and fiddle with Western swing legend Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys in the 1940s....
– mandolin - Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano, organ
- Glen HardinGlen HardinGlen D. Hardin is an American piano player, songwriter and arranger. He has performed and recorded with such notable artists as Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, John Denver, Ricky Nelson and many others.-Career:...
– piano - Mark Yeary – piano
- Bill Puett – horns
Chart positions
| Chart (1974) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Country albums | 1 |