Merle Haggard’s Son Does A Killer Cover of “Way Back in the Mountains”
It definitely runs in the family!
Musician Merle Haggard performs onstage during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California’s Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 24, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesMERLE HAGGARD'S son Ben posted a video this weekend that's worth checking out. He sings "Way Back in the Mountains" from his dad's album "1994". And he has the chops to pull it off, since he's been playing lead guitar in his dad's backing band The Strangers since he was 15.
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