Seashores Of Old Mexico

Stereo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lBWcZadeyw&fmt=18
Buck Norris sings Seashores Of Old Mexico by Merle Haggard. George Strait also released this song recently.
Haggard became a genuine country superstar in 1966, with three Top Ten hits, including "Swinging Doors." "The Bottle Let Me Down" climbed to number three and "The Fugitive" (later retitled "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive") became his first number one. He was voted the Top Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music Awards, while he and Bonnie were named the Top Vocal Group for the second year in a row.

Haggard's songwriting was beginning to blossom and audiences embraced his music, sending his "I Threw Away the Rose" to number three early in 1967, beginning a remarkable streak of 37 straight Top Ten hits, including 23 number one singles. "I Threw Away the Rose" was followed by four straight number one hits -- "Branded Man," "Sing Me Back Home," "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde," and "Mama Tried," which was heard in Killers Three, a movie that featured Haggard's debut as an actor. With the exception of "Bonnie and Clyde," the songs represented a change in Haggard's songwriting, as he began to directly address his troubled history. By 1970, he was talking about his time in San Quentin in the press, yet these songs represented the first time he had mentioned his past directly. Each single was a bigger hit than the previous song, which encouraged Haggard to continue writing in a more personal style.

Throughout 1968, Haggard's star continued to rise, with two number one hits ("Bonnie and Clyde," "Mama Tried") and the number three "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am," as well as four albums. Later that year, he recorded his first conceptual album, Same Train, a Different Time. Released in early 1969, the record was not only an affectionate salute to one of Haggard's heroes, it reflected a fascination with American history and a desire to expand his music by adding stronger elements of Western swing, jazz, and blues.

Merle released three singles in 1969 -- "Hungry Eyes," "Workin' Man Blues," and "Okie from Muskogee" -- and all three reached number one. In particular, "Okie from Muskogee" sparked a tremendous amount of attention. An attack on the liberal hippies who represented American pop culture in the late '60s, the song struck a chord in audiences across the country, just missing the pop Top 40. Because of the song, Haggard was asked to endorse George Wallace, but he refused. "Okie from Muskogee" cemented the singer's stardom, and he won a large amount of awards in 1969 and 1970. In both years, he was named the Top Male Vocalist by the ACM and the Strangers were voted the best band, while the new Country Music Association voted him Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist in 1970.

Haggard released a sequel to "Okie" called "The Fightin' Side of Me" at the beginning of 1970, and it also shot to number one. That year, he released A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or My Salute to Bob Wills), which helped spark a revival of Western swing in the '70s. Throughout 1971 and 1972, the hits kept coming, including "Soldier's Last Letter," "Someday We'll Look Back," "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)," "Carolyn," "Grandma Harp," "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)," and "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me." In 1972, the governor of California, Ronald Reagan, granted Haggard a full pardon. The following year, his hit streak continued, and he scored his biggest hit, "If We Make It Through December," which peaked at number 28 on the pop charts. As his reign on the top of the country charts continued in 1974, he played on Bob Wills' last album, For the Last Time. Wills died in 1975, leaving Merle his fiddle.

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Tags:

• Buck
• Norris
• Classic
• Country
• Merle
• Haggard

[yomamamash]

Great job! Really enjoyed this.

JD

[bucknorrismusic]

Thanks very much do appreciate it.

[AcousticalMagic]

Bleh. Do you really have to cover every single GS song? It's tough doing searches for his songs and performances and you come up in every single search multiple times. No disrespect... it's just very annoying.

[bucknorrismusic]

LOL well you don't have clicl on the link.

[miredo07]

Super!

Quel facilité!

Bravo!

[bucknorrismusic]

Thanks very much.

[UpperKunt]

Do you want an honest opinion? It's off-key and bad. If you want to hear what you really sound like sir, play this file and turn up the volume and walk out of the room and listen. This will seperate your vocals from the backing track and you can hear yourself clearly. Just trying to help. I laugh everytime I see people blowing smoke up singers asses with comments like "great sing!" blah blah blah. They are NOT helping you.

[pat976]

Wow ! This was VERY bad... so out of key and wrong it sounded like a completely different song, and not a good one... sorry. They have acurate tabs for this all over the internet.

[THEGAMEBROS1]

Sounds like he not trying to sing the song but it was good

[pjstns]

SMILES---Reminds me (NOT IN MEXICO) Further down--I was MIA----Or WAS I----Great Memories---No Confessions...

[backbeat64]

try using some maj7 chords it sounds too square this way

[cstottsb]

reminds me of kristofferson to be hounest with ya!

[parrotman1982]

you a bit like kris kristoffeson, he cant sing either lol

[newcreationmusiclwf]

Great sing and song. enjoyed your performance Buck. Zig

[jodthy106]

your LONESOME man.