FIRST TIME REACTING TO | Merle Haggard doing impersonations (Marty, Hank Snow, Buck, Cash)

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

And yes Merle (pronounced murl ) was an inmate when Johnny played at San Quentin in the late 1950's. He was inspired and got into singing after he was paroled.

[@kimzwolinski9919]

I did not know that. Very interesting 😊

[@dchall8]

Buck Owens says his name at 3:11 in the video. murl is correct - not marrle

[@sharonscott3999]

Thanks, I was going to say that very same thing!❤

[@db90990]

Glen Campbell & Johnny Cash & Elvis Presley were good friends

[@samzilla1281]

There is a full video of the segment where they do a medley of songs. As someone who has listened to all the singers he impersonates here, Merle gets the physical mannerisms and voices spot on. In a video from a TV show where Merle and Marty appear, Merle does the impression and Marty is shocked at how good it is.

[@MommaBird52]

Finally someone reacting to Merle's impersonations. There is a video where Merle was impersonating Marty with Marty there.

[@musik102]

Merle is probably the most talented country music performer in history.

[@eternallife9786]

Always loved it when he would do Jimmy Rogers material

[@wheelmanstan]

You're right. He could do it all.

[@steveandtammyb]

Yes, those were great impressions! I had not seen that. Merle had a lot of good songs himself. I love the way you always seem so willing to hear all these good artists from “back in the day”. Thanks for keeping all the good music alive! 😊😊

[@stevedavis2644]

This was amazing. I never knew Merle did thse impressions. They were really good!

[@Gutslinger]

There's also a video of Merle doing a Marty Robbins impression in front of Marty Robbins at a show.. Marty Robbins' facial reaction is pretty funny.

[@jeffdetmer4681]

Hi Britt. A bit of country trivia for you. Merle and Buck managed to remain friends even though (Ican't remember what years) Merle ended up getting married to Buck's ex wife Bonnie Owens. She was one of Merle's back-up singer even after she and Merle got divorced. LOL. Don't know if you know the guy who was hosting the show there. That was Glen Campbell. Amazing guitar player and fine singer as well. Lots of big hits you might have heard one place or another. Before he made it big he was a studio musician and for a while toured with the Beach Boys and played on a couple of their albums. Hope you have the day YOU deserve!! Oh and a quick P.S. Merle's name rhymes with girl or pearl. ; ))

[@leroyleach7581]

...Merle does a great tribute song to Elvis, you should REALLY enjoy....FROM GRACELAND TO THE PROMISED LAND.

[@rodlepine233]

He is spot on on the impersonations

[@loveloochay]

Sounds like Pearl .. OOOOO .......... MMMMMM. ... GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG !! MURRRRRLLLL .. MERLE .. Not Merr - illllll Please .... pleeeeeeeeeee ---- heeeezzzz

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

And now you HAVE to do a reaction to each of these songs live so you hear and see the facial expressions of each singer!!! Not only does he get the voice but also the facial and the mannerisms!!! He's so spot on!!!!!! Also how do I donate to get you to do Hank Williams I've just told mama goodbye?

[@richt6342]

She already has Marty Robbins Devil Woman kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXTJcqSnpqyqbsk Hank Snow I'm Movin On kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ6UlX99ZtB8pbM Buck Owens Loves Gonna Live Here Again kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5bCgpV7e7-bpqM Jonny Cash (And June) Jackson kzbin.info/www/bejne/an6mi6qXmqiBo5o

[@aletmartins6940]

There’s a funny clipwhere Elvis does Johnny C and Johnny does Elvis!

[@ivel123-n5m]

Well merle married buck’s wife so they kind of quit being buddies! Lol

[@loveloochay]

Merle... Merle ..... Muuurrrrlllll .... Murrrr=rrrlllllll .... Mur - lllllllllllllll. . ..... ..... NOT 👹 .... Mare ------ illlllllll .. Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnn ! Geez

[@pamagnolia]

That was great! His first name is pronounced murl. An yes, Merle was an inmate in San Quentin prison when Johnny Cash performed there. He became one of the greats in country music. 😅

[@gwumpyolman]

He does great impressions. He did a lot of them. But he has his own style too. You should check out the other guys he did. Be careful with Buck, his Bakersfield sound is nice. But he did a photo shoot for Playgirl so I don’t know what you will find on a search of Google. 😂

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I'm just to the Marty Robbins one, but that is spot-on! Wow. There is a famous example of this with his iconic The Perfect Country Song song, wherein he wonderfully impersonates some of the biggest names in country music, including Merle Haggard himself.

[@ghfantexas6848]

When are you doing more Rodney Carrington?

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Merle has so many amazing songs, and I know you would probably love them all. Just so many. Apart from the really really obvious ones, but still considered to be greatest hits, are songs like Branded Man, and, Sing Me Back Home. They are both so poignant and hauntingly beautiful. And then a bit later in his career but still a long time ago, the band that coalesced around him was fantastic. I have seen Merle Haggard before, and not only is he an incredible storyteller and a wonderful musician in his own right, and his ability to sing in a way that is relatable to people, but his band is top-notch and some of them are actually family. One of my favorites is I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink. Not only does he successfully rhyme "drink" with "bank", the musicianship on this is killer. The guitar solos are phenomenal.

[@quinjesuis9187]

I laugh with delight, I absolutely love this 😊

[@Pauba1946]

If you like stars doing impressions, check out SNL 2016 Ariana Grande impressions. You will love it.

[@ruthmyers8476]

Gotta say, you’re great, and you’re just scratching the surface. Keep going, kid. I say that because I’m 82 years old.

[@jeremyfagner6808]

There is a short video you should check out of Johnny Cash impersonation of Elvis Presley. It’s a funny video but short. And Merle’s impersonations were right on.

[@4swordkeeper]

I don't think Britt has done any Juice Newton or Charlie Pride ... Am I wrong? Someone please correct me if I am..

[@leminstudios]

Love your reactions Britt…always insightful and sooo good! I’ve gay a great summer vibe from Little Big Town…”Pontoon” 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGGyYaGwoKqGiqs

[@db90990]

Glen Campbell was a super talented guitarist - he's up there with: James Burton, Brian May, Jerry Reed, Roy Clark, Eddie Van Halen & others 🎸

[@Gutslinger]

You've reacted to the first song that he's doing an impression of. "Devil Woman" by Marty Robbins.

[@JT-KSOL79]

@BrittReacts HI BRITT!!! HUGS 🫂 I LOVE YOU AND I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS! (YOU SEEM LIKE SUCH AN AWESOME PERSON. I WANT YOU FOR MY FRIEND NOW AND FOR ETERNITY!) I had do what you have to do to give your reaction which is I am now four minutes eight seconds into your video reaction and I heard you say, saying, Quinton Tarintino oh, it is just across the bay from where I live and it is San Quintin prison! And you are correct the song with the acting two as a boy named Sue performed live at the prison, and I believe Merle Haggard was there at the time, and Merle Haggard had said I’m more than one occasion that he was in prison when Johnny cash Performed! There’s no moral choice attraction of course and I haven’t been there in so long. I don’t remember anything about the tour. I only know that I was taking there’s a child in my wheelchair. I know I’ve been back in the wheelchair for nine years I’ve no longer use my crutches the way I would love to Anyway, but no, it’s just saying Quentin not saying Quentin Tarantino Quinton Tarintino is a person ha ha ha! But you’re beautiful inside and out God bless you and your family always. Have you listen to the Johnny Cash song were you there when they crucified my Lord?

[@MrRizzo1961]

Merle haggard in his prime his impersonations are incredible. Do reaction s of the performers he did R.I.P. ✌️❤️🙏🙏

[@jdstewart83]

Please react to Merle Haggard “Today I Started Loving You Again” original recording

[@bella-xp7qd]

Merle was released from San Quentin on parole in 1960. In 1972, after Haggard had become an established country music star, then-California governor Ronald Reagan granted Haggard a full and unconditional pardon for his past crimes. PER HAGGARD, "It's just wonderful not to have to walk up and say, 'Pardon me, before I do this, I want to tell you that I'm an ex-convict.' You have to do that with any sort of legal transaction, with leaving the country, with anything of that nature. All those things went away when Ronald Reagan was kind enough to look at my case and give me a pardon."

[@bobdelp2023]

AHHHHH YESSS, SOMETHING FROM ( GLEN CAMPBELL GOODTIME HOUR ) BRITT, YESSSSS! 😊A GREAT WEEKLY SHOW, IT WAS JUST SO SO GOOD AND OF COURSE GLEN WAY WAY WAYYYYYY AHEAD OF THE TIMES!😊R.I.P ☹. TO 2 OF THE VERYYYYY BEST IN SOUTHERN COUNTRY BLUES MUSIC ( GLEN CAMPBELL & MERLE HAGGARD, THE HAGGGG )

[@sharonscott3999]

Thanks girl. I’m a 63 year old fan but I’ve never seen this video! I’m looking it up ❤️

[@WillyLuedtke]

I live your reactions. I'm a huge fan of Merle. He is my all time favorite recording artist. The only critique I have for you is his name. It is pronounced like whirl, Merle.

[@markmyers6472]

The real greats of Country never tried to rule the roost... they all seemed to actually enjoy each other's company... at least when on stage....

[@waynefontaine5533]

Merle Haggard is the greatest singe/song writer country music has ever had, Chris Stapleton is quoted as saying that and he's not wrong...🤘🏻🇺🇸

[@HollerMa71]

Merle rhymes with "Earl". Please & Thank you! 😂😂

[@TheRonnie63]

Merle also married bonnie owens buck owens xwife.. Merle had many wives and girlfriends in his life time

[@mikerobertson4041]

Very good impersonations! Not to nitpick, but his name is Merle, not Merrill.

[@7plagues881]

I believe this show is from the mid 70's. That was almost 50 years ago. Today, the stars want way too much money to appear on TV. We will never again see a variety show like this one, or Hee Haw, or Dean Martin ever again. It would cost too much to produce.

[@beappleby]

Please, his name is not pronounced that way! It rhymes with "girl"!

[@bobbrooks1953]

Britt, Keep reacting to country western music and please remember that Hag's first name rhymes with pearl.

[@bobdelp2023]

YEAH BRITT, BUCK WAS ON A WEEKLY COMEDY MUSICAL SHOW CALLED ( HEE-HAW ) 😊 MERLE WAS IN THE PRISON BRITT, HOW CRAZYYYYY WAS THAT! 😊

[@Mercenaries3]

Thanks for sharing and liked the look on your face when Buck Owens and Johnny Cash came out.

[@terryduncan31]

Ronald Reagan, who was the governor of California at the time, pardoned Merle.

[@keithjames7843]

Girl you are a very good looking woman No disrespect I’m just saying But Merle is the definition of country music and it’s amazing how he could do impersonations of other artist people can sound like other people talking but it’s very difficult to sound like someone else while you’re singing and Merle did it better than anyone I mean he sounds just like the person he is impersonating But Merle has so many great songs and he wrote most all of his songs and a bunch of songs for other people His favorite artist was Marty Robins and Him and Marty performed together with some of the best country music ever played Merle wrote a song called Today I Started Loving Her Again But before he give it to Marty to record He went to the studio and sang it his self and he said after he sang the song and seen how good it came together He recorded it himself They performed this song on a country music Tv show and when he tells the story of this song it’s very funny Because Marty was blown away at the way Merle sounded when they performed it

[@1lthrnk]

Merle and Buck were really close but they didn’t hange out for a while especially when Merle was with Buck’s ex wife

[@dustyhead3126]

You missed the host was Glen Campbell one of the best voices ever. "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Galveston" and he had his own tv show

[@frankludvigsen]

Britt, the videos you react to are now so opaque and full of raindrops the we can hardly see a thing. Most other youtubers don´t do that. I have watched a lot of your reactions but I´m beginning to lose interest. If you get blocked just accept it and move on

[@michellec8841]

Merle is on The Glen Campbell show in this video. Glen Campbell is another singer that you need to check out. Sitting on the dock of the bay, wichita lineman.....

[@nickicribb4299]

Master Impersonator. Saw him at County Hall in '99 and before the curtains opened, we heard, "Hello! I'm Johnny Cash," and everyone thought that we had a bonus for the cost of admission, and when the curtains opened, there was Merle.

[@SabrinaL10101]

There's a video of Merle doing Marty and Marty doing Merle together.

[@-R.Gray-]

One really good vocal impression video by someone you have had on the channel is "Katrina Velarde Impersonating Singers 3 (Burn) ". That is the one of hers with the best sound, and a selection of artists that a non-Asian reactor would recognize. (The one with the baby in her lap in the thumbnail).

[@Justinhendrix7482]

Glad I got to see him before he died. He sounds just as good in person. Excellent talent

[@mikemiller3069]

Merle rhymes with curl and pearl. This is not Meryl Streep. 😂

[@bert0522]

Listen to David Allen Coe Bad Impressions. Jim

[@darrinlindsey]

There is more to that clip, that is very good, historical music.

[@michellejackson6679]

I love your channel so much. but all the videos are always meshed.. I hate that. I want to see them.

[@galana29]

You didn't recognize Glen Campbell??????????????????????

[@george217]

He did very well in the impersonations...

[@mikemaricle9941]

Murr-ul

[@Spazzmatazzz]

Brit, it sin't "merril", its "murl. Rhymes with Earl. lol

[@joepimentel306]

Buck Owens and Johnny Cash were really good.

[@Royelsworth]

sam quentin Merle haggard went to Prison that song mamma tried

[@sergioalpert66]

Just a little FYI on the name. It is pronounced Merle as in curl.

[@billymccue8597]

It's pronounced Merle Pearl. Not Merle Darrel.

[@dsusan17]

Haggard needs to be in the PDC for my mothers generation.

[@anghiggy5029]

Hi Britt, his name is pronounced as Merle, not Merril. I loved your reaction to this one!

[@agordon7369]

Yes Merle was an inmate when Johnny played in San Quintin

[@gloriakeener3883]

I think this was on the Glen Campbell show on TV.

[@f150bft]

...his name is pronounced Murle not Meh-ril

[@traviswebber3602]

When Karen waldrup reactions?

[@curiousman1672]

They are actually really good impersonations.

[@megastardave]

Both ot these singers are top shelf, thank you

[@cathypereira5758]

He was such a good looking man. I love the Hag.

[@janesmith3123]

The impersonations are perfect!!

[@jamesworthington3346]

What you saw there young lady was pure talent

[@clemson1889]

Merle was a handsome man in his younger years.

[@angieday5183]

Merle was an inmate in the crowd at San Quenton

[@dennisflury6942]

THE TV SHOW HOST IS Glen Campbell

[@757optim]

Merle rhymes with Earl.

[@simonsayla6267]

Not Mayrele Britt, Merle. Meeerle. I love you

[@thelasvegaskid]

His voice wins everyone over

[@sharonscott3999]

And it is pronounced (Murl)!

[@ScorpioKing1]

He's spot on impersonating 😂😂

[@Royelsworth]

hank snow moving on Canadian singer

[@iancremmins4727]

you have to say Merle like pearl

[@Tyler-g5l]

U got to check out hank Snow

[@graybryan9521]

It's not "mare L" it's "mur L"

[@robertsmitherman9070]

It's Merle Dear,NOT Meryl

[@denniskawa4412]

Watch an episode of hee haw

[@GranpaMike]

Merle Haggard was stellar. More please!

[@steveostrander5182]

Merle rhymes with pearl

[@Gutslinger]

Yeah, Merle was in the audience as an inmate at the infamous San Quentin prison in California when Johnny Cash performed there. But I don't know if you reacted to it. There are videos of Johnny performing at San Quentin, but I was told that Merle wasn't in prison at that specific time of those recordings. Johnny performed there multiple times.

[@BlackSmokeDMax]

Loved this clip, had this saved on a TiVo from the actual show being re-run back in the day on TNN. Lost it somewhere along the way through upgrades, user error or something.

[@jefferystock9662]

Britt you are a joy to watch!

[@ShinerBockGirlz]

He nails them all....

[@drkyla]

Merle is one syllable.

[@mikeobrien2451]

Please. Say Merl - Murl