‘Sing Me Back Home: The Music Of Merle Haggard’ CD/DVD Due Out In December
Sing Me Back Home: The Music Of Merle Haggard is set for release on Dec. 11 on CD/DVD through Blackbird Presents. The concert event was a one-night-only gathering of artists who joined together at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena to honor the songs of the legendary Haggard.
Sing Me Back Home: The Music Of Merle Haggard includes performances by Alabama, Ben Haggard, Billy F Gibbons, Bobby Bare, Buddy Miller, Chris Janson, Connie Smith, Dierks Bentley, Hank Williams Jr., Jake Owen, Jamey Johnson, John Anderson, John Mellencamp, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Richards, Kenny Chesney, Aaron Lewis, Loretta Lynn, Lucinda Williams, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Miranda Lambert, Rodney Crowell, Ronnie Dunn, Sheryl Crow, Tanya Tucker, The Avett Brothers, Toby Keith, Warren Haynes, and Willie Nelson.
Performance highlights include, “Mama Tried” (performed by The Avett Brothers), “If We Make It Through December” (Dierks Bentley), “Misery and Gin” (Miranda Lambert), “Ramblin’ Fever” (Toby Keith and Willie Nelson), a very special performance of “Sing Me Back Home” (Keith Richards), and an all-star ensemble performance of “Okie From Muskogee”.
Blackbird Presents/Caroline Records will release the full-length concert film as a CD/DVD combo, which is available for immediate pre-order at musicofmerle.com.
Performers join together on stage to perform at Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard on April 6, 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. Photo: Joshua Timmermans
