Today In Country History- Stones and Haggard, Statlers Discovered By Cash
The Music and Memories of March 9
The Music and Memories of March 9
Every artist will get to the point in their career when the relationship with their major record label comes to an end. For some artists, it happens after a few singles, for others it may come after a few albums, and for the very lucky, like Alan Jackson, the end of the line comes after 22 years of hit albums and 34 Number One hits.
"It's meant to be the happy time of year!" Merle Haggard wrote that lyric in his hit "If We Make It Through December." Then there's the Ernest Tubb classic, "Blue Christmas" from 1949, stating that "decorations of red on a green Christmas tree won't mean a thing dear, if you're not here with me!"