Merle Haggard - Live from Austin, Texas '78 - Vinyl LP

When he stepped onto the Austin City Limits stage for the very first time on that brisk January day in 1978, Merle Haggard was at the top of his game. It had been over a decade since his first national hit, "Sing A Sad Song", and not that long after "Okie From Muskogee" had firmly planted his music in the public consciousness. He had already been declared "Entertainer of the Year" by both the Country Music Awards and Academy of Country Music - in the same year (1970). He had just released A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or MY Salute to Bob Willis), which sparked a revival of interest in western swing. And with his band, The Strangers, it's no stretch to say that he had the best live show in country music of his day.

- Terry Lickona (Producer Austin City Limits®)

Pressed on vinyl for the first time
180g black vinyl
12", 1-LP

Side A -

Working Man Can’t Get Nowhere Today
Silver Wings
Lonesome Fugitive
Sing Me Back Home
Orange Blossom Special
Old-Fashioned Love
Brain Cloudy Blues
Side B -
Ramblin' Fever
Long Black Limousine
Cherokee Maiden
San Antonio Rose
Misery
The Farmer's Daughter
Workin’ Man Blues
Recorded January 18, 1978