Merle Haggard - Mama Tried (Live)

I turned 21 in prison doin life with Ross Perot. ???? LOL

Epitome of 60's Cool. Not to mention a standard that stands the test of time. Cheers!

What show is that?

1960s here.

My mama sorta tried...but she mostly drank and cried...

If there’s one thing written in stone, it’s that you never interrupt a Merle Haggard song

I always hated when they have em do the performance without the band.

Da goat!

All these guys sing it so well because they lived it🤠🤠🤠👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

28 and I miss old times like this and older..

I turned 31 in Gladiator School. Oh Pearly May Elise, help me forget. ❤Paco😢

God Bless you Ben Haggard and Family. And May your Daddy be RIP.❤

2023 still listening

2023 still listening

You ever been convicted or understanding thrown away against you or had justice thrown away from you. Ever felt u messed up so bad and live with that? Know Jesus cares about justice and doing whats right he cares about you and if you live with a feeling thats bringing you down. And have u ever felt Church calling u to come and Get the Suffering out ur lives come to Jesus. Go to a Christian church! Read the holy bible if God cares to hear u then hear him

🎉❤ India🇮🇳

Country at its best

Country songs today aren't written from life experiences. They're manufactured in boardrooms on Music Row and handed out to "artists" who can make the most money. I had almost forgotten what real music sounded like.

She tried to do as much damage as she could.

Merle was hot

I don’t think country gets much better than Merle

Having Merle perform this song on a merry go round set while wearing a lime green leisure suit was an interesting choice. I would have perched the lead guitarist on the camel.

"Merle, you're really the guy that people think I am." - Johnny Cash to Merle

no one can match his believability and authenticity of this gem

"she tried to raise me right but I refused" that pretty much says it all 😔
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY everyone ✌️ ❤️

The first song, of the first concert I went to soon after my mom passed...some things are just so perfect--even the painful ones--you can't help but wonder...One of 20th century America's great songwriters. rip Hag.

Requiescat in pace

I've heard this for 50 years done by the Grateful Dead. They did it in a Bakersfield style. This was tasty.

Mama tried, but you didn't listen. 😋

The epitome or real amazing great country music!

Too bad men don't look like that anymore. That classic handsome debonair look. What happened?

Git'er done!

Great Black Sheep Anthem!(country style).Wife&I have much in common;She went to Penn State,I went to State Penn!😁😳

WoW amazing🥰

Is him the son of the Merle Haggar father or just the same name?

Whose here because Ryan Upchurch tattooed "Mama didn't try 🖤" on his face? February 2023

I was born 2 work hard in the timber industry...from setting chokers 2 driving like I've done 4 the last 30 years...but my momma tried 2 clue me into a better life...but I work hard and earn what I make...wish the rest of the world would

it looks like color TV just came out

I went to see George and Merle in the early 80's. Guess who didn't show up....Merle. George put one of hell of show on though. He joked about it all night.

Is that the Strangers? Where’s Bonnie? Whats w the CC on the drums?

This is Merle's life story, although he wasn't seving life without parole, but he was in prison. The best line, "That leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried." This shows that Merle took the responsibly for his troubles. In today's world people always want to balme someone else, but not Merle Haggard, he took the blame himself. It's a shame we don't have more like him in htis world today.

My new karaoke jam.

lol has anyone mentioned the badass suit he has on......and wtf with the carousel horses ?? lol

This was hands ✋️ down my momas favorite 😍 🙌 song 🎵

R. I. P.
MERLE 🎸🎻 HAGGARD

🎶 I, myself can't stand Today's County 🎶💙
Music. ,🎶💚 if that's what they call it.🤣
Now this is County Music.🎶💜

Garth Brooks took this to entire different level. But Garth knows Merle was the man.

why did they cut out the gun lyric?

Don't let anyone tell you different, the Outlaw movement started with Merle in the mid sixties.