Oct 17
Haggard at top of the charts
Merle Haggard racked up his highest first-week sales for a new release since 2000 following the Oct. 2 release of “The Bluegrass Sessions,” which is number one on the bluegrass charts. The disc sold 2,865 units.The Hag entered Billboard’s Independent Albums chart at 34th and its Country Albums chart at 43rd.
Released on the McCoury Music label, Merle Haggard’s first-ever foray into the bluegrass genre features a duet with Alison Krauss on his own “Mama’s Hungry Eyes.” The Country Music Hall of Famer recorded “The Bluegrass Sessions” in two days of intimate “living room style” sessions with an all-star cast of musicians including Marty Stuart, Charlie Cushman and Rob Ickes among the bunch.
“Each take became a performance. Merle’s singing was totally inspired. In fact, he got to the point where he didn’t even go into the control room to listen to playbacks. There was no need. All of us knew what we were doing was right.”Marty Stuart
“The Bluegrass Sessions” features some reworked Haggard classics, several new songs and a few nods to bluegrass tradition, including a medley of Jimmie Rodgers songs and the Delmore Brothers’ “Blues Stay Away From Me”).
See BluegrassJournal.com’s Review of “The Bluegrass Sessions” here.
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