Merle Haggard & The Strangers
Strand Theatre
Shreveport, LA
1997-09-11

"Governor Jimmie Davis' 98th Birthday Celebration"

Lineage: FM > WAV > CDR > XLD > WAV > xACT > FLAC
Converted By: cpferris

Disc 1
d1t01 ["Red River Public Radio" Intro]
d1t02 Workingman's Blues
d1t03 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star
d1t04 Big City
d1t05 [Merle Banter]
d1t06 Mama Tried
d1t07 I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink
d1t08 Valentine
d1t09 Jambalaya
d1t10 Big Mamou
d1t11 [Stage Jokes and Song Parodies]
d1t12 Jackson (with June Carter)
d1t13 Love's Gonna Live Here
d1t14 Don't Worry About Me
d1t15 The Last Ride
d1t16 Sing Me Back Home
d1t17 The Way I Am
d1t18 Blue Yodel #7
d1t19 Today I Started Loving You Again
d1t20 [Band Intros]
d1t21 Okie From Muskogee
d1t22 That's The Way Love Goes
d1t23 [Outro]

Disc 2
d2t01 [Award Presentation to Merle]
d2t02 [Jimmie Davis Speech]
d2t03 I'll Fly Away
d2t04 You Are My Sunshine (sung by Jimmie Davis)
d2t05 Happy Birthday
d2t06 You Are My Sunshine (Reprise) > Outro

Notes:

I received this set from a long time Neil Young trading partner back in the early 2000's. He was a pretty avid taper in the TX/LA area, so I believe he recorded this directly off of the broadcast. The complete Merle concert concludes on disc 1. Some of the covers like Jambalya and Love's Gonna Live Here have someone else on vocals, but I am not sure who it is.

Disc 2 contains an awards presentation then Gov. Jimmie Davis comes out to sing his most famous song "You Are My Sunshine". The last couple tracks are more or less sing-a-longs.

cpferris (2015-02-23)