Doug Butler & Merle Haggard
Apr 14, 2016 21:23:05 #
From 1964 I owned and ran Kunz Photo & Hi-Fi Center in Ridgecrest, CA.
Doug and I were good friends and each other's customer.
I spent many an afternoon at Doug & Rosie's house with Merle and the Strangers. We recorded lots of the jam session's and I have a reel to reel tape recording of "Irma Jackson" years before it's release.
I could tell you lots of great stories about Merle and his early
days before he became so famous.
We all miss him and Doug.
I see Doug has recently passed on.
My love to Rosie.
Doug and I were good friends and each other's customer.
I spent many an afternoon at Doug & Rosie's house with Merle and the Strangers. We recorded lots of the jam session's and I have a reel to reel tape recording of "Irma Jackson" years before it's release.
I could tell you lots of great stories about Merle and his early
days before he became so famous.
We all miss him and Doug.
I see Doug has recently passed on.
My love to Rosie.
Apr 15, 2016 08:10:44 #
Uncle Bill....I ran across Merle in Mexico years ago. a little place called El Retio (sp?) I was staying a beach Cabana....Merle dropped by and spent a nite of music and beer.....always has been my favorite C&W artist. missed by all.......
Apr 15, 2016 08:55:01 #
Apr 15, 2016 10:49:30 #
Uncle Bill wrote:
From 1964 I owned and ran Kunz Photo & Hi-Fi C... (show quote)
Merle is my favourite C+W singer and Irma Jackson is one of my most loved songs - incredible lyrics set to great tune.
I really envy your association - you lucky devil.
Apr 16, 2016 01:23:16 #
Doug Butler owned Desert Motors in Ridgecrest California and he would get a big Lincoln and he and Doug would make flying trips to Las Vegas probably never less than a hundred miles an hour the whole time going.
They also had a big black I think 1950 Ford that they put little train wheels on and he and Merle would get on that railroad track and they would go for miles and miles just drinking beer under the stars and having fun. They were like brothers for years and years and it was a joy to watch them build Merle's early music business.
Merle would always come to Ridgecrest for Doug's big Christmas bash at J.D." night club.
They also had a big black I think 1950 Ford that they put little train wheels on and he and Merle would get on that railroad track and they would go for miles and miles just drinking beer under the stars and having fun. They were like brothers for years and years and it was a joy to watch them build Merle's early music business.
Merle would always come to Ridgecrest for Doug's big Christmas bash at J.D." night club.
Apr 16, 2016 03:26:09 #
Uncle Bill wrote:
Doug Butler owned Desert Motors in Ridgecrest Cali... (show quote)
Thanks so much for sharing those precious moments.
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