Merle Haggard - It's Been a Great Afternoon / California Blues

[@22250able]

hey new country music singers, this is what country music should sound like...

[@nedrabradley7837]

You're so right

[@bartfrench6258]

Fuck yeah ! I come from France and I love that country as much as I hate the New one

[@jojoodom6168]

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[@ldleach3492]

I wish I could get ahold of his old clothes because my son is a dead Ringer for him CK Dye

[@joshdavis1224]

Facts why don't they

[@tangobango9653]

Nobody in their right mind will ever “Boo” you Mr. Haggard. R.I.P. Sir.

[@thomasseals2414]

I could lie and say it don't get no better than this, but I really don't like telling lies. This great musician will be remember a hundred years from now

[@terryswanson1400]

Just started listening to Merle and love him and this song,I just wondered who are the idiot's that don't like this?

[@doninventura9474]

They are trolls.

[@johngilbanni6385]

I’d highly recommend the Bear Family recordings out of Europe, Germany I think. Tons of unreleased material there. Seems as if they’ve got several other artists, too. I wanna say Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Cash also have compilations by them.

[@valientevaliente9473]

cause they are idiots

[@karenenderle532]

The same "idiots" who hate on my favorite coach of all time, Michael Krzyzewski(Duke University).....these people are just born to hate! God Bless em! LOL Merle and Coach K don't give a rat's ass what they think, they just focus on the positive and keep on a keepin' on,,,that's why they both were so dang successful and legends! I read somewhere that Coach K was a Hag fan.....pretty surprising for a inner city Chicago boy who loves his MoTown! But, great music is appreciated by those who know what greatness is!

[@billandjulie5]

This great man could do no wrong with his songs every one perfectly delivered best ever

[@tomlewis5542]

He knew how to adapt

[@jefflewis8956]

I can sure see his son, Ben, in this performance

[@valientevaliente9473]

@@jefflewis8956 i see it too benny in this performance of him

[@joey9309]

THE ABSOLUTE KING OF COUNTRY. WROTE MORE NUMBER 1 HITS THAN ANYONE ..... THE POET!

[@chenzenzo]

A lotta people forget that Good ole Merle was a California boy from Bakersfield. California is a mighty big place and we got kinds a people out here. And us boys from the western west of the west are some of the most country kids you'll ever meet. Rest easy Merle!❤️

[@padenmtjr]

Merle was at his best here. Thank you so much for this video. I have been searching for it. Thank you so much.

[@louiseschreiner4918]

Merle has no equal.. No one could or can s sing a good song like him. Rest in peace Merle, you won't be forgotten in my lifetime. Louise Schreiner

[@janicesartain8417]

Best there ever was. Thank you Merle for your songs and your way and voice. God bless you and may you RIP.

[@kathrinemore1075]

Un huh!

[@joannamccreery439]

What a legend, missed so much , but he left a great legacy in his music . RIP Merle ❤️

[@thelmadavis9618]

Miss him 😢

[@gealyons6473]

So special I can still listen to your music Merle Haggard YOU ARE TRULY A LEGEND RIP! I hope you are picking your guitar and singing in heaven!

[@deniseashton5999]

Shoot he’s the leader of the band up there!!

[@karenenderle532]

I have yet to find a Merle song that I could live without! There just isn't a "bad" one in his catalogue....His talents will never be matched!

[@carolynswaim1785]

The beauty of music is it brings back great memories and some sad ones too, but the good always out weights the bad. Thank you Heavenly Father for Merle's music. Good music for us all and he's on "higher ground" now

[@ellywinterquist8086]

Rest In Peace Merle Haggard. I will always love your music, cause that's Country.

[@carolynbozeman3763]

I'm so glad we have these videos to watch, many thanks to the people who recorded them, an posted them.

[@larrybill2661]

l agree with you, indeed Merle Haggard is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days!

[@donconnelly2926]

Merle Haggard, Now That's An Entertainer. Enough Said.

[@charlesmarshall2697]

The best ever country act...Merle and the Strangers!

[@nedrabradley7837]

You're so right

[@ellenr.3549]

Great musicians.

[@jeanricketts6880]

it's May 28 can't stop listening too Merle!!!

[@nedrabradley7837]

Still listening 7/28/2019🤣

[@larrybill2661]

l agree with you, indeed Merle Haggard is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days!

[@BigDtootall]

Seems strange to come here after hearing the news that Merle had passed but I spent the morning celebrating his birth so I'm just gonna put the hammer down and keep the good memories rolling.

[@williamcauley7694]

+Paul Grubbs Amen

[@karenaltman6854]

Enjoy your day big daddy

[@karenaltman6854]

Keep raw aybax4wwnx9n and blend ly it water

[@karenaltman6854]

What happened I didn't write that

[@karenenderle532]

Paul I was driving early that morning doing some out of town work and had a radio station on that were playing Hag's songs because it was his birthday, it was supposed to be one hour....well, I got back in the car about 1pm and they were still playing his songs....after "sing me back home", the d.j. came on and reminded the listeners that he had passed that morning.....OMG.....I cried all the way home, 2 hour drive!

[@unnilinneaengen3373]

Merle is the best, he is so funny, playing great, i love him

[@coolhandluke3777]

Thank you Jesus for putting a good ol heaping dose of Hag in my DNA. My favorite part of myself, lol😁 Wow, rare diamond of a music man he was....Fu@%

[@chuckeley5641]

It will never get any better than this.. Simply the greatest country music singer songwriter ever and band.

[@CherokeeTwilight]

Saw him live in 94' he was one of those who sound better in person than their recordings. Just Amazing !

[@merlehaggardtopfan1439]

A true legend and hero, RIP, Mr. Haggard. Thank you.

[@franhirsch7063]

I love this man and his music.

[@thelmadavis9618]

Me too.

[@patricksaxon3983]

Finally a country drinking party song that is not about missery, she left me or sadness. Getting drunk should fun, not depressing.

[@rogerrambo6436]

It’s life , dummy

[@rpena081965]

I second that motion. From 22250able there isn't any new singers that can hold a candle to Merle . One of a kind and I wish I could have seen him in concert.

[@margaretsharbono2218]

Don't Think Mr Merle realized how Really Good He was on His Guitar.

[@gealyons6473]

So special I can still listen to your music Merle Haggard YOU ARE TRULY A LEGEND RIP!

[@barbsigns4u]

Merle is in Heaven with his Daddy, who died when Merle was a small boy of 9.

[@ramhagramhag5481]

Barbara Cervantes yes we know

[@claudefernandopulle5284]

Good

[@sheilahamm3999]

Oh I bet the good Lord sent his dad and mom to bring the hag home what a joyful day they had.

[@scottwilkinson6602]

Merle music will life on forever. us as being hag fans will always have ol Hag with us in music and truth.We all know ol Merle telling like it was.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1978 {September 24th} Merle Haggard's "It's Been A Great Afternoon"* peaked at #2 {for 3 weeks} on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart, for the three weeks it was at #2, the #1 record for those three weeks was "Heartbreaker" by Dolly Parton... And on October 28th, 1978 it reached #1 {for 1 week} on the Canadian RPM Country Singles chart, it replaced Dolly Parton's "Heartbreaker" at #1... Between 1963 and 2015 the Oildale, California native had one hundred records on the Hot Country Singles chart, sixty-eight made the Top 10 with thirty-six reaching #1... Seventeen of his one hundred charted records were duets, four with Willie Nelson, two with Leona Williams, and one each with Clint Eastwood, Janie Fricke, Jewel, Bonnie Owens, George Jones, Chester Smith, Hank Cochran, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Paycheck, David Frizzell, and Gretchen Wilson... Merle Ronald Haggard passed away at the age of 79 on April 6th, 2016... May he R.I.P. * "It's Been A Great Afternoon" was Merle Haggard's sixth of eight of his records to peaked at #2 on Hot Country Singles chart... And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder Billboard's Country Singles Top 10 on September 24th, 1978: At #3. "Who Am I To Say" by the Statler Brothers #4. "I've Always Been Crazy" by Waylon Jennings #5. "Tear Time" by Dave and Sugar #6. "Womanhood" by Tammy Wynette #7. "Penny Arcade" by Cristy Lane #8. "If The World Ran Out of Love" by Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius #9. "Let's Take The Long Way Around The World" by Ronnie Milsap #10. "Here Comes The Hurt Again" by Mickey Gilley...

[@marselsmith2008]

Sweet great comment , I sing three songs with that southern twang that should NEVER go away, oh, and keep the steel guitar going

[@naomiwolf6173]

❤ to Merle Haggard

[@jamiemartin1793]

Love you Hag. Never gonna be another. RIP

[@mdhbigdog]

God bless Merle Haggard for keeping Jimmie Rodgers' music alive.

[@thomasseals2414]

What a great show, i'm Somewhere in that crowd

[@thomasseals2414]

Hello

[@nedrabradley7837]

You sure had a home here in Georgia I wish you was still here miss you everyday. But I'll always listen to your music.

[@firelady52]

Thankyou countyjazzjohnny for this video Love the Hag

[@mariececilelassere]

Love love love and love you MERLE in this swing countrysong...thanks Merle RIP with my heart loving ❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jimmystickley1497]

I was at this show..then drove the next day and saw them at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va...great time.

[@cindybardsherkolb3393]

I LOVE YOU MERL......DOC HAGGARD IS MY GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER AN MY FATHER TRULY LOOKS LIKE YOU♥ CINDY FROM CACHE OKLA.

[@larrybill2661]

l agree with you, indeed Merle Haggard is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days!

[@laverne899]

I lived in San Francisco; was one of those dirty hippies while Merle was an okie from, Muskogie. I loved his music then and I still love it today! That's right! Goin' to Califonia Ya Hoo!

[@margaretsharbono2218]

Mr Merle Harggard is THE BEST EVER. Singer, Song Write, Story teller. Great on the Guitar & Fiddle. Great Stage PRESENTATION. Nobody will ever be Better. His Sons are doing Their Part to Keep His Memory & Music Alive. We Love 4 Son. Especially Noel Lee & Ben. We Listen to Them & Mr Merle Every Night. 7-1-24. 4:20pm MABS

[@teresamason3570]

I flat love Merle and always will!

[@lindalovesal]

Thank you for sharing this great music of Merle.

[@BBQMAN81]

way cool.. Rest in Peace Merle

[@buddyzroadie]

Daaaamn Countryjazzjohnny!! You have some of the most fantastic music on KZbin! Thank you for THIS great afternoon! I'm sooooooooooo glad I found you on here!

[@coolhandluke3777]

Thank you Jesus for giving me a good ol dose of Hag in my DNA. It's my favorite thing about myself. Thanks for the post whoever you are bringing me this raw tune that teaches about life.

[@mishawakapost2681]

RIP Merle.

[@vicmohr8153]

Music to my ears. God's Speed Merle

[@perk0053]

Great Video luv Merle...thanks for posting it.:)

[@MsLovlyeyes]

Omg I miss hearing him sing... My hero the best country singer ever and I know that no one will ever come close.to filling his.shoes

[@jeanvaljeanist]

Could easily morph into a jam-band?. Merle is tge best country singer/ writer IMO, but this is one I had not heard. Who can't relate to this feeling?

[@Hagfan789]

Merle singin from da hip.. Love it.

[@mrbeaverstate]

Damn I loved this song. Still do.

[@carolynbozeman3763]

so sad he is gone

[@mariececilelassere]

Ilove my loversonger countryman and songer + guitariste...you are not one legend MERLE but one real merveille musical ...my unforgettable ĺ love you forever RIP with me heartbroke loving ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏respect to haggardfamily 😔❤️

[@broganmoffet7173]

What else can be said. The hag was the best there ever was

[@Hagfan789]

neat version..Thanks Merle..

[@broganmoffet7173]

You want to know who the best ever country singer song writer was. Just watch the hag and you'll know

[@victoriarachelle89]

Amen

[@Dix424USA4]

Incredible .. . ty so much for posting, EXCELLENT!!! Mighty Merle

[@jimmycain8669]

It makes me miss my whiskey drinking days

[@margaretsharbono2218]

Just Beautiful Mr Merle Haggard

[@kathrinemore1075]

Oh yeah! Sure sounds GOOD from here, Merle!!!

[@brandulph]

Great!... Just GREAT!... just tap-dancing marvelous!

[@xanathar666]

Got the California blues indeed

[@mizzmead8077]

Love Merle and his music R.I.P. Merle

[@jamiecannon8072]

I wish I had gotten to meet mearle

[@bradjones3935]

Wow great performance Merle..Thank you sir...Miss you sir

[@alphasixfive1658]

Pure & Simple - When Only The Best Will Do !

[@karenenderle532]

I love how Merle always left his band members guessing what song is next, hell he didn't know....he took a long pause and even started another song at first, then switched to a Jimmie Rodgers song....watch his guitarist, he was so sure he knew what he was going to do and even instructed the other guys,,,then Merle switched gears! LOL

[@larrybill2661]

l agree with you, indeed Merle Haggard is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days!

[@CodyIkerdMusic]

Ol’ Merle was speedin’ during this concert.

[@mtlung87]

amazing vid...keep 'em comin'!

[@loraschultz772]

Funny, sensual lovely man, will miss him

[@nedrabradley7837]

lora Schultz always

[@bigd1345]

Merle sounds gr8 here, but he was in his prime in the late 60's, early 70's.

[@barbarajunechampion6690]

You are an amazing and so talented.

[@valerierhead3386]

LOVE this man!!!😀

[@carolynbozeman3763]

Got it 1984

[@frankpissontheroof4885]

Goddammit Merle ! Rise from the dead ! Miss you , but thank you tube !

[@walterbriggs272]

Man I miss Merle

[@proudmetiswoman]

Great, love it!!

[@barbarajunechampion6690]

Merle Haggard is the best of the best.

[@larrybill2661]

l agree with you, indeed Merle Haggard is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days!

[@scottweindegher]

Love him in skinny style ♥️

[@HagFan87]

keep this concert coming

[@edhathaway9844]

Holy shit I love this man

[@karenjones2381]

He seemed to be high on something,,,,but I agree he was on top of his game here!

[@landonjames6488]

that's called alcohol and i suspect some devil's weed my friend

[@scottywilkinson3669]

Karen Jones my friend back in the good ol days they were wild free singing from the heart from personal experiences.

[@mikusaurelius518]

along with some alcohol, weed, and blow when the occasion called for it. You're crazy if you don't think he was getting fucked up. He admitted as much. I love him though

[@nedrabradley3774]

Karen Jones the greatest

[@dandillinger23]

Merle admitted to enjoying weed and drinking. Many artists in this period were using cocaine so its possible.

[@tstadt9907]

Simply the best. Nuff said.

[@jodygraham6936]

Happy Birthday Merle!

[@mikeb13us]

~~~Great ~~~~

[@joey9309]

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME

[@bfwinkler]

Good music!!😃

[@susannestoddard412]

Clint Strong is on bass. He's often playing lead guitar. This is a very relaxed show.. he's a little lose!

[@dandillinger23]

Clint strong is awesome.

[@johnblackwell1889]

Susan none of those guys seem to be really polished musicians but that's some damn good country music

[@nedrabradley7837]

@@johnblackwell1889 this band voted the best in Country music 9 years in a row

[@johnblackwell1889]

@@nedrabradley7837 well nedra,,they may have been but it wasn't with this performance

[@lukabosanac2671]

@@johnblackwell1889 lol get bent they are all class A musicians, it's the recording that sucks a bit

[@crossoverline4623]

😁I livin your mooommma🤣yes lets dance folks

[@margaretsharbono2218]

Is this the Concert His Mama was at. And It Looks Like Ben Haggard got His Curly Hair from His Dear Old Daddy. LOL MR MERLE HAGGARD

[@jimmycollette9209]

Merle's son Ben looks and sounds just like him in this video.

[@mikehanna5221]

California blues forever

[@lisa.rebelwise2700]

Merle. Haggard. Cold. In California. With. Out. U

[@nedrabradley7837]

And everywhere else also

[@larrybill2661]

l agree with you, indeed Merle Haggard is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days!

[@michellecarroll9733]

LOVE

[@rabiancone]

Does anybody know where to find high quality video and mp3 of this entire show?

[@thethorax1]

+rabiancone I was at this show and thru the 12 pack of beer I drank and all the smoke, I pretty much remember it looking just like this.

[@valientevaliente9473]

@@thethorax1 they allowed drinks and smoke in this time.. of course they do hehe hey merl i wanna dance i supposed to go sleep but i watching you.. may you rip THE HAG.

[@margaret-dianedube6939]

@@thethorax1 good time, eh?

[@exex17]

great stuff countryjazjohnny, don't know if you'll see this could you post " i think i'll stay" from this 1984 show if you have thanks

[@susannes08]

We sure could have had a good time.

[@dandillinger23]

The muthaFn man!!! 🇺🇸

[@brendonleary]

Yeah baby, now that's a proper hat.. John B Stetson don't do a tall crown like that anymore.

[@nedrabradley7837]

He said round

[@valientevaliente9473]

😂round

[@AliasAnde]

Thanks so much for posting...Do you also have " I think I'll Stay"?