On this day (June 28) in 1966, Merle Haggard and The Strangers recorded “The Bottle Let Me Down.” They cut the song at the Capitol Recording Studio in Hollywood, California. Ken Nelson and Fuzzy Owen ...
On May 12, 1967, Merle Haggard made his Grand Ole Opry debut performing his 1966 hits “The Bottle Let Me Down” and “Swinging Doors.” By the time he stepped on the Opry stage for the first time, ...