The Rebel Poet
i just finished mikal Gilmore’s cover story about Merle Haggard [“The Outlaw,” RS 1260]. I thought I knew a lot about Haggard, but Gil more schooled me. I don’t usually break down and cry after reading an article, but I did this time.
Tim Podoll Rapid City, SD
great remembrance. as a teenager, I never thought of listening to country & western until I heard the Rolling Stones’Beggars Banquet. I got curious, and the first country artist I checked out was Merle Haggard. His voice and poetry hooked me. Thank you, Mr. Haggard, for your gifts.
Dave Synwolt Kalamazoo, MI
thanx to jason fine for his great Merle Haggard piece [“The Running Kind,” RS 1260]. I followed Merle for 40 years. Great man, great life – ramble…
