Merle Haggard - Live From Austin TX '78 [CD+DVD]

When he stepped onto the Austin City Limits stage for the very first time on that brisk January day in 1978, Merle Haggard was at the top of his game, and this CD & DVD package, Live From Austin TX '78 captures the moment.

It had been over a decade since his first national hit, Sing A Sad Song, and not that long after Okie from Muskogee had firmly planted his music in the public consciousness. He had already been declared Entertainer of the Year by both the Country Music Awards and Academy of Country Music in the same year (1970). Merle had just released A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or My Salute to Bob Wills), which sparked a revival of interest in western swing.

With his band, the Strangers, it's no stretch to say that he had the best live show in country music of his day. This Live From Austin TX release contains 12 different songs than the previous ACL release, which was recorded in 1985.

• Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
• Silver Wings
• Ramblin’ Fever
• The Fugitive Song
• Sing Me Back Home
• Orange Blossom Special
• Old-Fashioned Love
• Long Black Limousine
• Cherokee Maiden
• San Antonio Rose
• Misery
• The Farmer s Daughter
• Brain Cloudy Blues
• Workin’ Man Blues