Good grief…Ben Haggard looks just like his dad!! And this tribute by the great (now late) Toby Keith is even more touching because Toby knows the words to every Merle song by heart!!!
Wow, just wow! My dad was a great music lover, from Country and Gospel to later in life rock and roll. He brought us to every live music event he heard about from car deal grand openings to local pizza joints. He and my mom divorced and everything changed, but Dad never lost his love of country music, took me & my sister to The Ryman in 1969. I lived with him, just he and I for a year in the early 70s, he had tickets to The John Wayne Theater at Knott's Berry Farm and we were there every weekend. I saw so many of the greats either there or at some of the other local venues in and around Orange County, CA. My dad loved Johnny Cash, Merle, George Jones, Loretta, Patsy, Mel Tillis and on and on. I lost my dad in 2019 at 88 and while I can't say he was ever Father of the Year, he instilled in me a love of music that has helped shaped me into who I am today. Thank you Toby Keith, for this gem. RIP Merle Haggard.
I cried all through this,when Merle Haggard was playing these songs for the first time on the radio,All the people I have lost from my mom, husband and now this year my dad,were young and alive,and I was sitting in my husbands truck singing along with my husband Ben and of course,Merle!... I miss them all,and they all have their own special place in my heart and memories... 💜May they all be resting in peace in a much better place!💜
I am 77yrs old and I love classic country music it is my lifeline. It’s sad that the youth don’t hear t today.. i think the best of AMERICA is yet to come like Merl Haggard said. Paul W S.C. .
Read through some of the comments. It's really good some of you told ol' Toby he ain't Merle Haggard! I'll bet nobody, including Toby knew that! It's called a "tribute", NOT an impersonation!!! Mercy!
Thanks for the music you were always singing. Especially Mr Merle Haggard ☝️👆⛪❇️⚓🌟👏😇😘😀😅😭😎🌷🌲🔥🌋☀️🌟⭐⚡🌠☄️🌙🐂🐃🐎🐲🐐🐯🐺🐭🐴🐾🍗🍗🍺🍴🍻🍷🍸🍹🍶🎠✈️🚀💒⛪⛩️⛺⛺🏆🎇🎆🎈🎊🎉🏉🎤🎧🎻🎸🎷🎺📹🎥🎬🎭🎫🎹🔫🔫🎿🎳🎄🏆⚾🏈🏀🎯🎲🃏📞☎️💰💎👑⛏️⚒️🔨🔧🔩👓📯🔔🔑🔐🔐🔒💣🚬🔮❤️💛💚💙💜◀️⏮️⏮️⏫⏫🔈🔈🔉🔉🔊🔊🎵🎶✳️❇️♻️💲✔️🛂🛃♦️♣️♠️🇦🇺🇨🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇮🇸🇪🇹🇼🇵🇬🇳🇿🇳🇱🇳🇴🏁🚩🎌☦️☮️ Dad 🙏✌️🙏.
I am so proud and glad that Prince Toby Keith my Hero! He was chosen to pay the Tribute for the great friend of his daddy and Toby MrMerle,Toby admire him,and I am so glad he went to Honor him in Honor of His me,ory,I Imagine how painful was with him.his love Y wive;and hhis lids. One thing we know that always his spirit will be a live on his music! Never die,also in our hearts. RIP Keep you in pray all of you My Toby,my arms are waiting tp hug toy and kiss your golden head,and chocks.woth ypur next as longer as you allow me I am hear for you,common get me?
it's been almost a year now and I've drone to all of those stories interviews and his wonderful songs that are so soothing and relaxing really to listen to
To by you did a great job for Merle haggarrd tribute great job I would love to here you singing more of his songs and your songs I from the east coast of CANADA called PEI great job to by Keith your fan Aaron byrne great show to. I don't know if you read what fans wright takecare
Great tribute but it's too bad Ben Haggard is not allowed to sing as he truly has a better voice than Toby. The best tribute would have been to have Merle's three sons up there as they are terrific talents!!
where's the rest of the video he keeps playing the fighting side of me seems like nobody has it but I know he played it I watched it he got to the second verse then they went straight to the credits in cut the show and Toby pretty much pushes the announcer out of the way I had it recorded and my girl erased it if you don't believe me find the show with the credits at the end where's the rest of the show can't find none pass the announcer walking on the stage no further does the videos go
Thanks to both of you. I wonder if he sings too like his demised father. R.I.P to Merle he is one of my favorite country singers. I started to notice Merle Haggard on his song "It's Not Love But It's Not Bad."
What. A beautiful tribute to The Hag from Big Dog Daddy
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Good grief…Ben Haggard looks just like his dad!! And this tribute by the great (now late) Toby Keith is even more touching because Toby knows the words to every Merle song by heart!!!
Don't be sad. He is in heaven with Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings. Smile because they are all waiting for Willy.
Yep, when we all cross over to the great blue yonder, all the best gigs are gonna be up there. That's where all the great talents are.
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We don’t know his spiritual status with Christ, but I hope so!
Toby just joined them 😭
"I still ain't smoking weed with him again." - Toby
Rest in peace Toby. I hope someone gives him a good send off like he did here.
This was so appropriate. Toby Keith loved Merle, knew all his songs!
Love it! Loved Merle! Love Toby too !Miss my Merle!RIP
Now Toby’s up there with the rest of em 😢🙏
Wow, just wow! My dad was a great music lover, from Country and Gospel to later in life rock and roll. He brought us to every live music event he heard about from car deal grand openings to local pizza joints.
He and my mom divorced and everything changed, but Dad never lost his love of country music, took me & my sister to The Ryman in 1969.
I lived with him, just he and I for a year in the early 70s, he had tickets to The John Wayne Theater at Knott's Berry Farm and we were there every weekend. I saw so many of the greats either there or at some of the other local venues in and around Orange County, CA.
My dad loved Johnny Cash, Merle, George Jones, Loretta, Patsy, Mel Tillis and on and on. I lost my dad in 2019 at 88 and while I can't say he was ever Father of the Year, he instilled in me a love of music that has helped shaped me into who I am today.
Thank you Toby Keith, for this gem. RIP Merle Haggard.
Ben Haggard is maybe the best country picker in the business today. Wish he'd put out an album.
Merle Haggard was the greatest....Period.
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@@terrytrostel6965 .
1. Merle
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4. Waylon
5. Johnny
6. Willie
7. Toby
Toby always stepping up helping people. Miss You Big Dog. Thank you.
2 Okies ! The best! Merle & Toby🎶🎵 in heaven
I cried all through this,when Merle Haggard was playing these songs for the first time on the radio,All the people I have lost from my mom, husband and now this year my dad,were young and alive,and I was sitting in my husbands truck singing along with my husband Ben and of course,Merle!... I miss them all,and they all have their own special place in my heart and memories...
💜May they all be resting in peace in a much better place!💜
Heaven has wonderful music with these 2 legends back together again!!!
They couldn't have chosen a better person to pay tribute to the late, great Merle. Toby was his biggest fan, any fan of Toby knows this.
creeo I met him in my studio before he made it to the big time he's still very humble
SHOW SOME RESPECT, TOBY WAS ONE OF MERLE'S
BIGGEST FANS
i agree great
great job to the legend we miss you meral
creeo
Toby Keith really did Merle proud there. Great performance.
Toby is absolutly amazing!!!! love his voice and he's doing such a great job!!
Well done, you did the Hag proud!🎙🎸🎙🎸🎙🎸
I loved Merle Haggard so much amazing Man & Respect his tunes & Toby Keith
Toby is perfect for haggers songs toby thought the world of him knew all his songs and sings them amazing
I am 77yrs old and I love classic country music it is my lifeline. It’s sad that the youth don’t hear t today.. i think the best of AMERICA is yet to come like Merl Haggard said. Paul W S.C.
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Couldn't have a better man to do this
And RIP Mr.Toby Keith. This performance strikes me deep.
Great job Toby! Merle would be proud I am sure!
I love you merle! Coming from this south Texas mexican! Working man blues! We feel you! My name is Lupe! Edinburg Texas
Read through some of the comments. It's really good some of you told ol' Toby he ain't Merle Haggard! I'll bet nobody, including Toby knew that! It's called a "tribute", NOT an impersonation!!! Mercy!
Mike Sulliva
Wow! Well done. Good stuff. RIP Merle.
wonderful tribute to Merle.thanks Toby.
Thanks for the music you were always singing. Especially Mr Merle Haggard ☝️👆⛪❇️⚓🌟👏😇😘😀😅😭😎🌷🌲🔥🌋☀️🌟⭐⚡🌠☄️🌙🐂🐃🐎🐲🐐🐯🐺🐭🐴🐾🍗🍗🍺🍴🍻🍷🍸🍹🍶🎠✈️🚀💒⛪⛩️⛺⛺🏆🎇🎆🎈🎊🎉🏉🎤🎧🎻🎸🎷🎺📹🎥🎬🎭🎫🎹🔫🔫🎿🎳🎄🏆⚾🏈🏀🎯🎲🃏📞☎️💰💎👑⛏️⚒️🔨🔧🔩👓📯🔔🔑🔐🔐🔒💣🚬🔮❤️💛💚💙💜◀️⏮️⏮️⏫⏫🔈🔈🔉🔉🔊🔊🎵🎶✳️❇️♻️💲✔️🛂🛃♦️♣️♠️🇦🇺🇨🇦🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇮🇸🇪🇹🇼🇵🇬🇳🇿🇳🇱🇳🇴🏁🚩🎌☦️☮️ Dad 🙏✌️🙏.
Thanks 😁🙏.
Thanks 😁🙏
Thanks ✌️🙏😁.
I am so proud and glad that Prince Toby Keith my Hero! He was chosen to pay the Tribute for the great friend of his daddy and Toby MrMerle,Toby admire him,and I am so glad he went to Honor him in Honor of His me,ory,I Imagine how painful was with him.his love
Y wive;and hhis lids.
One thing we know that always his spirit will be a live on his music! Never die,also in our hearts.
RIP
Keep you in pray all of you
My Toby,my arms are waiting tp hug toy and kiss your golden head,and chocks.woth ypur next as longer as you allow me
I am hear for you,common get me?
it's been almost a year now and I've drone to all of those stories interviews and his wonderful songs that are so soothing and relaxing really to listen to
Toby did great!!
Nicely done. God bless.
Let's just take a second to appreciate Norm Hamlet. Legendary steel guitarist.
I love this video. I loved Merle Haggard. He had the best voice.
To by you did a great job for Merle haggarrd tribute great job I would love to here you singing more of his songs and your songs I from the east coast of CANADA called PEI great job to by Keith your fan Aaron byrne great show to. I don't know if you read what fans wright takecare
great job Toby Kieth........................
Toby was the baddest of the bad. Singing in heaven. Your the man Toby
Man...Toby sure covered those bases!!!!!!
merle we miss you glad you left us good music.
Fantastic job
Great Ben Haggard in the Background
i miss Merle..trying to back my tears..
Songs for America....................................Forever....
See , Toby Can sound Country when he Wants to ...... These last few years , he's veered off the path to follow the " money -trail " ...
David D. Daigle Unfortunately nashville doesn't want to play country any more
Gone but not forgotten...forever
Look out boys hear comes Toby to join you in Heaven!!!❤
He has his Silver Wings on. God bless them all!!!!❤
Toby is the best
Fuxking right the after Merle Hag
the best with Toby Keith
Love it 😍🦋
I love Toby and respect that he was a huge Merle fan, but Ben should have been in front singing.
Ben's voice is pure gold... cant get enough
Ben already has more talent than Toby ever will. Great guitar player and great vocal.
If Ben was up front and singing,then it wouldnt be a Toby Keith tribute to Merle then...
@ron wurth..hahaha
I really dont think Ben was ready for that.
Excellent. RIP.
Very Nice.Rest In Peace Merle.
Great job Toby!!!
Toby Keith needs to write a third verse to "Mama Tried" and then take it up a key change for a closing chorus after the last chorus...
Bonnie Owens had his heart.Merles final wife couldnt hold a candle.
Well done Toby, well done!
Rip Toby...
incredible
Hag was the best of all time & my favorite ever
Yes it was so good 😊
interesting sound with the addition of the sax.
Wow! Those boots are a little too big to fill, great job on the tribute thought, it just makes my heart ache to know The Hag has left us.
Must be Ben ain't ready yet...but He will be
Lowell Morse oh yeah he is im sure he was very sad still here but listen to him now!
Great 5✨
Negative comments is ridicious at thia time toby doing great
qui baita show ameiii
Love Toby for this. However I find it funny none of the current artists in the crowd shots don't seem to know the words to any of the songs.
..just want to hear...........again............
bravo tres bonne musique
If I was Matthew I would asked people to please stop cheering and shit, he’s announcing a tribute performance! Have some respect!
We got Oklahoma guy in the house
I also knew u loved Merle--
I saw it Live
That girl cryin’ , the song? Because I had one or two thats chocked me up!
this is the best I ever heard Mr keith. likely means he has a good voice but bad songs
THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THE HAGGARD ANYMORE!
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would have been much better if they just let Ben Haggard sing.
And now Toby is no longer with us either
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alright alright!!!
Don't know the deal they had but Ben should have done these song he's awsome
What happened to the other sons??? Darn they are just as good ...if not better than Ben!!!!!
USA
This is real country music not the crap they sing now
I seen florida georgia line home boys didn't even know the words lmao!!!! Go figure!!!!
Great tribute but it's too bad Ben Haggard is not allowed to sing as he truly has a better voice than Toby. The best tribute would have been to have Merle's three sons up there as they are terrific talents!!
I agree!!!!
Ben would have crushed this
Good to fast
Fucking scary, Merle’s son looks so much like his Daddy when he was young.
TK YOU KEITH. music without hank sr, George j and Merle h would not be music
Great job, Toby, but no one can cover Merle's voice.
He wasn't trying to. I don't think he's that dumb.
The Grateful Dead do a good version of Mama Tried and sing me back home
Yes is is...but dumber
his sons do a very good job. not as good...but close.
T Bone Marty could have covered his dad's song. He sounds more like his dad.
Should of let Ben sing lead
Let Big Ben sing them sings
good job Toby but Ben should have sang the songs as he has the voice to do so...
I doubt that Ben could have at that point in time, Even being up there was probably hard enough Toby did an awesome job
Bullshit! Ben could do it. And he could do it BETTER!
Exactly Kim! Bring on BEN HAGGARD!
Rusty Shackleford yeah in my opinion Ben has Merle's younger voice but it probably WAS hard for him to sing his dads songs right after he passed
These young so called country singers don't know real country music. This new stuff ain't worth a hoot to listen to. It ain't country!
where's the rest of the video he keeps playing the fighting side of me seems like nobody has it but I know he played it I watched it he got to the second verse then they went straight to the credits in cut the show and Toby pretty much pushes the announcer out of the way I had it recorded and my girl erased it if you don't believe me find the show with the credits at the end where's the rest of the show can't find none pass the announcer walking on the stage no further does the videos go
John Knott Kandis
Kandis
Toby needs to move over and let Ben sing
Who is a guitarist with red strap on his guitar behind Toby
Ben haggard, Merles Son
That's Ben Haggard Merles youngest son.
Thanks to both of you. I wonder if he sings too like his demised father. R.I.P to Merle he is one of my favorite country singers. I started to notice Merle Haggard on his song "It's Not Love But It's Not Bad."
Yeah Ben's got a few songs on TH-cam check him out!
Ben Haggard - Sing Me Back Home
Ben Haggard - Mama Tried
Ben Haggard is a great singer, so is Noel and Marty Haggard.