You probably already know this history, but before Ronnie died, he recorded a version of Merle Haggard's Honky Tonk Night Time Man. It appeared on Street Survivors. He also re-wrote the lyrics and recorded a version called Jacksonville Kid. It wasn't released until 2008 on a bonus disc:
You probably already know this history, but before Ronnie died, he recorded a version of Merle Haggard's Honky Tonk Night Time Man. It appeared on Street Survivors. He also re-wrote the lyrics and recorded a version called Jacksonville Kid. It wasn't released until 2008 on a bonus disc:
Also, Ronnie had plans to collaborate with Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings after the Street Survivors tour ended. What a shame that never happened. The interesting part is that Waylon hated Merle, but somehow Ronnie was able to get them to agree to work together.
Merle would have been the natural fourth member of The Highwaymen, instead of Kris Kristofferson, who didn't have the chops to be in that group, but Waylon wouldn't allow it. Waylon thought Kristofferson was a "fucking communist," but he hated Merle more. Hahaha.
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You probably already know this history, but before Ronnie died, he recorded a version of Merle Haggard's Honky Tonk Night Time Man. It appeared on Street Survivors. He also re-wrote the lyrics and recorded a version called Jacksonville Kid. It wasn't released until 2008 on a bonus disc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0xVt9155qQ
Also, Ronnie had plans to collaborate with Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings after the Street Survivors tour ended. What a shame that never happened. The interesting part is that Waylon hated Merle, but somehow Ronnie was able to get them to agree to work together.
Merle would have been the natural fourth member of The Highwaymen, instead of Kris Kristofferson, who didn't have the chops to be in that group, but Waylon wouldn't allow it. Waylon thought Kristofferson was a "fucking communist," but he hated Merle more. Hahaha.