Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson, Poncho & Lefty, 1983 on Epic

Another Willie Nelson duet album, this one from 1983 with fellow “outlaw” Merle Haggard with title track from Townes Van Zandt.

Great collection of songs, including Nelson’s own “Opportunity to Cry,” the title track, and the pairing of “Reasons to Quit” with “No Reason to Quit.”

My copy—via Electric Fetus in Minneapolis MN—is a Columbia Carrollton pressing with “Poncho” on the jackets and labels (as opposed to “Pancho” which later releases were updated to).

Tom is now listening to Pancho and Lefty
https://open.spotify.com/track/2hckAvL66faAcR0Fk64hj6

#MerleHaggard #WillieNelson

If We Make It Through December

On social media, everyone is always in a great mood and happy. If not, it's a huge drama and it's everyone else's fault. That's human nature. But it's even more human that we all struggle, we're all sad from time to time, and we wish we could find a place in the sun. And that's why these Merle Haggard songs are so great, because they don't lie to us and say that everything is so wonderful. Maybe it's kitsch, but then it's beautiful kitsch.

https://media.undeadnetwork.de/w/efo1mEvHk5zQiC3xrRzh5M

https://word.undead-network.de/2025/12/19/if-we-make-it-through-december/
#MerleHaggard #music #reverendelvis #sad

After the “Moral Panic” LP and a long Merle Haggard phase, I was fortunately able to overcome that.
However, I've started smoking marijuana again... Everything has its price.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68cbjlLFl4U 

https://word.undead-network.de/2025/12/19/after-the-moral-panic-lp-and-a-long-merle-haggard-phase-i-was-fortunately-able-to-overcome-that/
#country #hillbilly #marijuana #MerleHaggard #music #okie

https://phoebebridgers.bandcamp.com/album/if-we-make-it-through-december

#PhoebeBridgers #MerleHaggard #Singersongwriter

Tom is now listening to Pancho and Lefty
https://open.spotify.com/track/2hckAvL66faAcR0Fk64hj6

#MerleHaggard #WillieNelson