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After releasing his tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard immediately set about working on a tribute to his other major musical idol, Bob Wills. Haggard learned how to play fiddle and, within a month, he recruited many of the original Playboys to augment the Strangers and began recording the album that became A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player (Or My Salute to Bob Wills). Where Same Train, Different Time was a measured, heartfelt tribute, Best Damn Fiddle Player is a ragged, enthusiastic good time. Haggard, the Strangers, and the Playboys play their hearts out, breathing life into Wills warhorses like "Right or Wrong," "Stay a Little Longer," "Time Changes Everything," and "San Antonio Rose," while bringing attention to lesser-known songs like "Brain Cloudy Blues," "I Knew the Moment I Lost You," and "Old-Fashioned Love." The fact that Western swing re-established itself as a viable country genre after the release of A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player is a testament to the power and charm of this record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Bob Wills, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Arthur L. Sizemore, ComposerLyricist - Paul Biese, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
T. Duncan, ComposerLyricist - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Bob Willis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Tommy Duncan, Composer - Earl Ball, Producer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Billy Moore, Composer - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Bob Wills, Composer - Tommy Duncan, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Tommy Duncan, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard & The Strangers, MainArtist - Bob Wills, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
T. Duncan, Composer - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Bob Wills, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - FRED ROSE, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Cecil Mack, Composer - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - James P. Johnson, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Bo Chatman, Composer - Mitchell Parish, Composer - Merle Haggard, MainArtist - J. Mayo Williams, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Merle Haggard, MainArtist - Bob Wills, Composer - Tommy Duncan, Composer
℗ 1970 Capitol Records Nashville
Album review
After releasing his tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard immediately set about working on a tribute to his other major musical idol, Bob Wills. Haggard learned how to play fiddle and, within a month, he recruited many of the original Playboys to augment the Strangers and began recording the album that became A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player (Or My Salute to Bob Wills). Where Same Train, Different Time was a measured, heartfelt tribute, Best Damn Fiddle Player is a ragged, enthusiastic good time. Haggard, the Strangers, and the Playboys play their hearts out, breathing life into Wills warhorses like "Right or Wrong," "Stay a Little Longer," "Time Changes Everything," and "San Antonio Rose," while bringing attention to lesser-known songs like "Brain Cloudy Blues," "I Knew the Moment I Lost You," and "Old-Fashioned Love." The fact that Western swing re-established itself as a viable country genre after the release of A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player is a testament to the power and charm of this record.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:00
- Main artists: Merle Haggard & The Strangers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 1970 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2021 Capitol Records, LLC
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