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Friday April 8th, 2016 with Ray Harris and Lefty McRighty
Merle Haggard Tribute Show

Merle Haggard passed away on his birthday, April 6th at the age of 79. We paid tribute with two hours of Merle and Merle-related songs. A true country hero, he will be missed. RIP Merle. Love, Ray and Lefty
Mama Tried
The Strangers - Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard
Mama Tried
Merle Haggard - The Best of The Best of Merle Haggard
The Fightin' Side of Me
Merle Haggard - Vintage Collection
Yesterday's Wine
Merle Haggard and George Jones - A Taste of Yesterday's Wine
I'm Leavin' Now
Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)
Merle Haggard - The Best of The Best of Merle Haggard
California Cotton Fields
Gram Parsons and the Fallen Angels - Live 1973
My Favorite Memory
Merle Haggard - Big City
Mirrors Don't Lie
Marty Stuart - Let There Be Country
Branded Man
Merle Haggard - Songs I'll Always Sing
I'll Fix Your Flat Tire Merle
Pure Prairie League - Takin' The Stage
If We Never Meet Again
Merle Haggard - The Land of Many Churches
Irma Jackson
Barrence Whitfield - Tulare Dust
My Own Kind of Hat
Merle Haggard - Serving 190 Proof
Sing Me Back Home
Big Tobacco and the Pickers - s/t Canadian
Big Tobacco and the Pickers make their return to Ottawa on April 30th at Irene's Pub with Ottawa's premiere honky tonk band Uncle Sean & The Shifty Drifters. GUARANTEED TO BE A HOOT AND/OR A HOLLER.
Honky Tonk Night Time Man
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Street Survivors
Corrine Corrina
Merle Haggard - Live At The Philadelphia Civic Center 1970
Impersonations
Merle Haggard - Live At The Philadelphia Civic Center 1970 Canadian
Shopping For Dresses
Steve Young - Tulare Dust
Lonesome Fugitive
Merle Haggard - Vintage Collection
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
Emmylou Harris - Last Date
Ramblin' Fever
Merle Haggard - Ramblin' Fever
I Fall To Pieces
Merle Haggard and Jamey Johnson - Living For a Song
Muleskinner Blues
Merle Haggard - Same Train, A Different Time
Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy
Okie From Muskogee
The Good Brothers - Live From Ontario Place Forum Canadian
Are The Good Times Really Over For Good
John Doe with The Sadies - Country Club Canadian
Running Kind
Russell deCarle - Live at Hugh's Room, Toronto Canadian
If We Make It Through December
The Blue Shadows - On The Floor of Heaven (Deluxe Edition) Canadian
Blue Suede Shoes
Merle Haggard - My Farewell To Elvis
Workin' Man Blues
Merle Haggard - Greatest Hits
Stumbling
Merle Haggard - Live At The Golden Nugget
Interactive CKCU
Jason
Eric Church: "Pledge Allegiance to the Hag."

10:09 PM, April 8th, 2016
Lefty McRighty (host)
Thanks for the request Jason, but the management has a "no new country" rule for this show :)

10:13 PM, April 8th, 2016
Jason
Eric Church ain't new country, dude. Or cain't y'all hear?

10:15 PM, April 8th, 2016
Lefty McRighty (host)
Beg to differ, my friend :)

10:16 PM, April 8th, 2016
Matthew Crosier (host)
great show! thanks so much for My Favorite Memory !!!! great version

10:48 PM, April 8th, 2016
Lefty McRighty (host)
Glad you're enjoying it Matthew, we've got some fun stuff for the second half, don't go to bed yet ;)

10:53 PM, April 8th, 2016
Matthew Crosier (host)
ha ha, trying to stay awake, show is fantastic but the late hour is starting to catch up with me

11:03 PM, April 8th, 2016
Dave Aardvark (host)
very nice fellas! Merle lives!!

11:52 PM, April 8th, 2016
Maria
And it feels like "if we make it through April"...great show Thank You!

11:52 PM, April 8th, 2016
Dave Aardvark (host)
yeah, like Maria says! :)

11:53 PM, April 8th, 2016
Ray Harris
Matthew - you can always listen on demand. ;)

2:14 AM, April 9th, 2016
Ray Harris
Thanks, Dave.

2:15 AM, April 9th, 2016
Ray
Thanks, Maria!

2:16 AM, April 9th, 2016
Jeff Crosier
Great show guys.

9:20 AM, April 9th, 2016
Ray
Funny that we played Blue Suede Shoes by Merle last night because today is Carl Perkins' birthday.

9:35 AM, April 9th, 2016