Everybody's Had the Blues

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"Everybody's Had the Blues"
Ken Nelson
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Merle Haggard and The Strangers singles chronology
"The Emptiest Arms in the World"
(1972)
"Everybody's Had the Blues"
(1973)
"If We Make It Through December"
(1973)

"Everybody's Had the Blues" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in June 1973 as the third single from the album I Love Dixie Blues.

Personnel

The Strangers:

  • Roy Nichols – lead guitar
  • Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
  • Bobby Wayne – guitar
  • Dennis Hromek – bass, background vocals
  • Biff Adam – drums

Chart positions

The song was a live recording that was Haggard and

Billboard Hot 100
in the fall of 1973.

Chart (1973) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 62
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147.
  2. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.