“One Of The Great Moments In Country Music” – How Merle Haggard Once Told Off A Record Label Executive Who Said His Album Sucked

“One Of The Great Moments In Country Music” – How Merle Haggard Once Told Off A Record Label Executive Who Said His Album Sucked

Only Merle Haggard. Never one who was shy or too scared to speak his mind, Merle was good friends with Ray Benson, frontman of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, who recalled a great story about his friend cussing out the head of his label in the mid-80s. In an interview with Otis Gibbs for his YouTube channel a while back, Ray recalled what an intelligent, talented and impressive songwriter and artist Merle was. He credited Merle and his t…