Thank You Merle

merle haggard riot fest 2015 — photo by Timothy Hiatt

We lost one of the greats and one of our heroes today, April 6, 2016. We had the pleasure of having Merle Haggard play Riot Fest in Chicago in 2015. He and his crew were nothing but amazing. Definitely some great stories that we may share at another time, but for now, we just want to say..

THANK YOU MERLE HAGGARD. RIP.

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Chicago Riot fest, Mr. Merle Haggard came on right after me. A great supprise. He put some funk in his country! pic.twitter.com/k1HqXu5UtH
— Bootsy Collins (@Bootsy_Collins) September 13, 2015

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