Merle Haggard

When people hear the word redneck, what do they think of? Most would say people who drive pickup trucks, love barbeque, and enjoy the taste of cheap beer. The classic redneck prefers the mullet hair style and generally wears an old, dirty t-shirt, mud drenched pants, and a trucker hat. His truck, which is often more expensive than his trailer house, is old, beat up, lifted several inches high and has a gun rack visible in the rear window. That is just one of the many stereotypes that are attached to the term “redneck”. Redneck culture is often looked down upon, and most would venture to term it a derogatory filth that resides in the south where people live in run down shacks with no shoes. Rednecks are generally stereotyped due to the impressions made by their accents, slang, and communication styles. The meaning of the word redneck has changed greatly over time. “Redneck” can be defined as by The Oxford English Dictionary as “a poorly educated white person working as an agricultural labourer or from a rural area in the southern United States, typically considered as holding bigoted or reactionary attitudes. Now also more generally: any unsophisticated or poorly educated person (OED, n. 3d.).” That’s the definition in today’s society. According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the term “redneck” was used to describe “mule farmers and outdoor laborers in the sun that wore a shirt and a straw hat, with the neck exposed (Online Etymology Dictionary, n. 1d.).” The word…

An exceptional author makes people feel like they are in the book, living the story right there with the characters. They will draw references from their own experiences in life in order to make the stories more relatable, and, therefore, more real. Their stories, though fictional, will make the reader feel powerful and full. Sir Henry Rider Haggard is one such author that makes readers of his books feel empowered. H. Rider Haggard is an amazing author of numerous different genres who writes…

The songs and artists that I will be comparing today through Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are Merle Haggard in “Mama Tried”, and Tupac Shakur in “Dear Mama”. Merle Haggard was a very important figure in the country music genre in the late sixties, up until the mid-eighties. Haggard Was an ex-con whose best friend was executed when they were in prison which impacted him greatly and caused him to change his way of life. While Haggard was in prison he learned how to impersonate other famous country…

The Bakersfield Sound is one of the most influential and famous sounds in the history of the country music and influenced many artists and bands worldwide. The Bakersfield Sound focused on staying true to the country music genre with loud, upbeat, hokey, and honky-tonk tunes and is considered in relation to sounds from Nashville, Tennessee. The most successful, influential, and famous country artists and musicians originated in Bakersfield, California in the late 1950’s. These artists included…

because his flight was canceled because of the weather. When they were driving the student stopped at a Honky tonk and men inside offered Williams a drink and it would offend them if he refused so he took the drink and died in the bar where he had his last drink with some fans(wikepedia.org). In the middle of Williams career another great artist was born Merle Haggard would turn out to be out to be one of the best know country cover artist alive. One of the best known country cover artist…

Who remembers George Jones and Merle Haggard? George and Merle had their own style of music. They sang the traditional kind of music, but you don’t hear it that much these days. Country music today is going towards the pop genre and it’s not like it was in the 1970’s or even 1980’s. There’s one certain guy who has his own twists to music, his own style of the traditional era and has kept it around for as long as most people can remember. Most people call him “King George”, but he’s really much…

The music of John Scofield, a technically skilled and emotionally consistent guitarist, doesn’t confine itself to just one style. His salutary versatility and originality have been noticeable throughout a successful career that spans more than 40 years, addressing styles such as jazz, funk, rock, M-base, post-bop, and fusion with the same unquestionable quality. After last year’s “Past Present”, a Grammy-winning masterpiece of original works, Scofield releases “Country for Old Men”, an album…

influences.Their talent was nourished by the time period. Country music would not have been successful before the 1920's, when the mass production of radios and records tore down the curtains that had kept American musical styles enclosed and restricted. A little to add on, in the early days of country music, singers crooned of travel, nostalgia, shipwrecks and train wrecks, but this changed after generations as they began to sing about heart breaks or love. The song topics was depended on the…

than trying to lure curious “New Yorkers.” This decision starts with the lineup, which squarely hits the center of current popular country music. .(" Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica”,) Country music is getting more famous and famous . Many reasons why is that in many recent years country show are getting sold out show after show. Other reasons is that studies show that “New York” is the largest country market in the united states. Lastly they get popular by targeting fans from the…

of this new genre and it brought the music industry new business. However, at this time a new genre, “Rock n’ roll” was introduced to the music industry. This brought a negative effect to western swing. People started to grow fond of the new music, while leaving their interest in western swing behind. Many believed that western swing was coming to an end. However, in the 1970’s, there were two bands that kept western swing alive. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, which added western…