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Tulare Dust: A Songwriters' Tribute To Merle Haggard | 
| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Hightone Records
Category: Music
Buy New: $13.98
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 35223
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 012928805827
EAN: 0012928805827
ASIN: B0000005QY
Release Date: November 8, 1994
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| Tracks:
| • | Tulare Dust/They're Tearing the Labor Camps Down | | • | Big City | | • | A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today | | • | Holding Things Together | | • | Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) | | • | White Line Fever | | • | My Own Kind of Hat | | • | Shopping for Dresses | | • | Silver Wings | | • | Irma Jackson | | • | You Don't Have Very Far to Go | | • | Ramblin' Fever | | • | I Can't Be Myself | | • | I Can't Hold Myself in Line | | • | Kern River |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 great collection of songs June 7, 2008
MissWoman (Nashville, TN)
Some good covers, some great covers: Tulare Dust, Shopping for Dresses, Holding things Together are stand-outs.
 A fine tribute to a legend October 27, 2007
Michael A. Mcmasters (Springfield)
I must confess I bought this for Marshall Crenshaw's version of Silver Wings. I was plesantly surprised to find that ALL of the cuts on this CD are terrific. Iris Dement's cover of Big City is not to be missed!
Great Tribute to a Great Artist September 15, 2004
James Carragher (New York)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The songs on this tribute to Merle Haggard show better than some of his own inconsistent work just what a huge, multi-faceted talent Haggard has been for decades. For those who might still only recall him as a tunnel-visioned patriot (neither Okie from Musgokee or The Fighting Side of Me are here, fortunately), Tulare Dust sets the record straight -- Haggard is the champion of each human's daily struggle (the title cut and A Working Man), the romantic of rough open road (White Line Fever, Ramblin Fever), and the chronicler of tragic romance (Kern River). Most surprisingly, perhaps, considering his origins and audience, he writes of love across the color line (Irma Jackson). Picking the best of this outstanding collection is tough, but try Iris Dement's amazing take on Big City, Dwight Yoakam's weepy Holding Things Together, Billy Joe Shaver and Ramblin Fever, but most especially Dave Alvin and Kern River. In just about the only disappointment, while almost all the other singer-songwriters deliver inspired covers of these songs, Marshall Crenshaw's version of the classic Silver Wings is bland and rote.
A must have CD.
This tribute saved Merle's career December 3, 2003
Bt (Parts unknown)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The story goes that ol' Merle was ready to pack it in at the time this disc was made. What happened? He heard some young angel named Iris Dement sing a version of his tune "Big City" and he melted. Merle said that after hearing Iris, he felt there was hope for country music after all! A nice story, but the truth is, this disc is one of the best tribute albums you're likely to hear anywhere. While Iris does shine, the stand-out track is Tom Russell doing "Tulare dust/They're tearin' the labor camps down." Fantastic. The rest of the disc is interesting. Some of it quite different than Merle's version, but good nevertheless. A good buy.
The music can't be touched January 16, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is very good CD. The only problem is that Merle's music is so good, it's tough to cover. I listen to the CD fairly often and especially enjoy this version of Big City. Buy it, but understand, if you want to hear the best, buy Merle's originals!
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