Merle Haggard - Medley: Faded Love / A Maiden's Prayer

  • 5 years ago
Merle Haggard is a country and western singer, songwriter, guitarist, fiddler, and instrumentalist. In 1997 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and has continued to release successful albums through the 90's and 2000's.

'Faded Love' was written by Bob Wills, his father John Wills and his brother, Billy Jack Wills and is seen to be a prime example of Western swing fiddle component of American fiddle.
'A Maiden's Prayer' is a composition by polish composer Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, however Bob Willis rearragned the song into a Western Swing style. Here, Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens cover these two songs.

This performance was recorded live at Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida.

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