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"Mama Tried" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in July 1968 as the first single and title track from the album Mama Tried. The song became one of the cornerstone songs of his career. It won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, and was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry due to its "cultural, historic, or artistic significance" on March 23, 2016, just 14 days before Haggard's death. Wiki
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Single by Merle Haggard And The Strangers
from the album, Mama Tried
B-side: "You'll Never Love Me Now"
Released: July 22, 1968
Recorded: May 9, 1968
Genre: Country
Length: 2:16
Label: Capitol
Songwriter: Merle Haggard
Producer: Ken Nelson
Video recorded @ 360 Drum Cube - Nashville.
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"Mama Tried" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in July 1968 as the first single and title track from the album Mama Tried. The song became one of the cornerstone songs of his career. It won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999, and was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry due to its "cultural, historic, or artistic significance" on March 23, 2016, just 14 days before Haggard's death. Wiki
Watch the Drums Only video! youtu.be/b363DuQi4EM
Single by Merle Haggard And The Strangers
from the album, Mama Tried
B-side: "You'll Never Love Me Now"
Released: July 22, 1968
Recorded: May 9, 1968
Genre: Country
Length: 2:16
Label: Capitol
Songwriter: Merle Haggard
Producer: Ken Nelson
Video recorded @ 360 Drum Cube - Nashville.
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