There's little doubt that Merle Haggard is an enduring country music legend. In 1968, when Mama Tried first hit the shelves, he was riding high as the CMA Male Vocalist and Entertainer of the Year, coming fresh from the 1967 Album of the Year, Lonesome Fugitive. A terrific slice of early Merle.

Track Listing
Mama Tried
Green Green Grass Of Home
Little Ole Wine Drinker Me
In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
I Could Have Gone Right
I'll Always Know
Sunny Side Of My Life
Teach Me To Forget
Folsom Prison Blues
Run 'em Off
You'll Never Love Me Now
Too Many Bridges To Cross Over