55 years ago today (1/2/68), Merle Haggard released his fifth album with his band The Strangers (and sixth overall)- Sing Me Back Home. Although Haggard wrote or co-wrote most of the tracks on Sing Me Back Home, the song credits also list several influential troubadours including Lefty Frizzell, who wrote “Mom and Dad’s Waltz” and was arguably Merle’s biggest musical inspiration. Check out the touching title track…
