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Rolling Stone Reviews Merle Haggard’s “The Original Outlaw”

The 9513 found this 11/30/2007 on twangnation.com

Rolling Stone has a nice review of the new Merle Haggard box set “The Original Outlaw.” A sample: Merle Haggard’s toughest song may be his 1968 country hit “I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am.” Despite the title, it’s not about a working man — he sings in the voice of a hobo loner, drifting from place to place. “I keep thumbin’ through the ...