The lead singer gets all the attention. It's just how it goes. Which is cool and expected – except when you’ve got an immensely talented band behind you.
To commemorate the 26-year anniversary of Merle Haggard's Okie from Muskogee going platinum, three of Country Music's brightest rising stars, and truest voices sat on stools, in a rodeo arena, and sang the hell out of it.
Miranda Lambert took the stage at the Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard tribute concert in Nashville on Thursday (April 6) to perform "Misery and Gin."
Prior to his tribute concert, Merle Haggard's wife Theresa proudly spoke about her late-husband's influence and legacy, and the song she most relies on these days.
The venue dates back to the 1890’s, Schroeder Hall, and is the second-oldest dance hall in Texas. It's a place where many famous country singers cut their teeth including: Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Ronnie Milsap, Roy Clark, Oak Ridge Boys, Charlie Daniels Band, Tammy Wynette, Ray Price and many, many more...