{"id":1846,"date":"2025-04-11T17:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2025-04-11T17:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:25:28","slug":"chris-stapletons-haunting-tribute-to-merle-haggard-a-silent-goodbye-watch-below-%f0%9f%91%87%f0%9f%91%87%f0%9f%91%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=1846","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Chris Stapleton&#8217;s Haunting Tribute to Merle Haggard: A Silent Goodbye&#8221; &#8211; Watch below \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Honoring \u201cThe Hag\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1848\" src=\"https:\/\/grow48.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5b718c67c2fcf0d15096c25effefb43e-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grow48.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5b718c67c2fcf0d15096c25effefb43e-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grow48.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5b718c67c2fcf0d15096c25effefb43e.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following the death of Merle Haggard on April 6, 2016 country stars paid tribute to him by covering some of his greatest songs. One artist who made sure to honor \u201cThe Hag\u201d during several of his shows in the weeks following his passing was Chris Stapleton.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after Merle\u2019s death, Chris and his wife, Morgane, paid tribute to Merle by singing his song \u201cToday I Started Loving You Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As American Songwriter details, Haggard co-wrote \u201cToday I Started Loving You Again\u201d with his then-wife, Bonnie Owens. The couple was married from 1965-1978.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Stapleton - Today I Started Loving You Again\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uED-rkUfRdk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nChris and Morgane performed one of Merle\u2019s most memorable songs, \u201cSilver Wings,\u201d during a concert in his home state of California on April 23, 2016. The crowd clapped and cheered as son as Chris started singing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1849\" src=\"https:\/\/grow48.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hq720-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grow48.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hq720-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grow48.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/hq720.jpg 686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Stunning \u201cSilver\u201d Tribute<br \/>\nChris sang on his own most of the time. You can hear a hint of pain in his voice as he sings the beautiful words written by the legendary \u201cHag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morgane joined in on the chorus. The combination of the couple\u2019s voices created a haunting, emotional sound that was nothing short of breathtaking. There\u2019s no denying the fact that the Stapletons make a great team onstage.<\/p>\n<p>Chris finished their performance with a gentle stroke of his guitar. He didn\u2019t say another word. Truthfully, no words needed to be said. His emotional performance with Morgane spoke volumes about how much respect they have for Merle.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Chris and Morgane\u2019s tribute performance of \u201cSilver Wings\u201d in the video below.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still so hard to believe that Merle is gone. May he rest in peace.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chris Stapleton Silver Wings Merle Haggard tribute live at Berkeley April 23 2016\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o-uDQaKQdmY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Don\u2019t forget to hit the SHARE BUTTON to share this video on Facebook with your friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Honoring \u201cThe Hag\u201d Following the death of Merle Haggard on April 6, 2016 country stars paid tribute to him by covering some of his greatest songs. 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