Noel Haggard's lyrics & chords

"I’m proud to be a Bakersfield boy," Noel announces flatly. "That West Coast, California-style of country was the opposite of what Nashville was doing at the time…and it got to me! It wasn’t polished. It wasn’t really a rehearsed thing, which makes it hard to explain. Though Noel Haggard left Bakersfield at age 14, that country music mecca’s essence permeated his soul. Growing up the youngest son of Merle Haggard and his first wife, the freewheeling honky tonk spirit and beauty of the Kern River defined Noel’s outlook on both the w...read more