George Jones Photo Courtesy of Bandit Records

Two legends, one album. It's been nearly 25 years since George Jones and Merle Haggard teamed up in the studio. On their new CD, Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again, the Possum and the Hag are in fine voice, singing their country classics--with a twist. This time around, George sings five Haggard hits--and Merle sings five Jones gems. Plus, there are four brand new duets!

Get Your Copy of Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again
Autographed by Both George Jones and Merle Haggard!

If you're lucky enough to have that now-out-of-print first album, 1982's A Taste Of Yesterday's Wine, you heard these two country greats singing drinkin' songs and having a great time together. Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again proves that, like fine wine, their voices have aged well. Don't miss your chance to get your very own special autographed copy of Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again! Available while supplies last.

Street Date: October 24, 2006

Track List

1. "Footlights"--DUET

2. "The Race Is On"--MERLE

3. "The Way I Am"--GEORGE

4. "She Thinks I Still Care"--MERLE

5. "All My Friends Are Strangers"--GEORGE

6. "Things Have Gone To Pieces"--MERLE

7. "I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink"--GEORGE

8. "Born With The Blues"--DUET

9. "Sick, Sober & Sorry"--DUET

10. "I Always Get Lucky With You"--MERLE

11. "Sing Me Back Home"--GEORGE

12. "The Window Up Above"--MERLE

13. "You Take Me For Granted"--GEORGE

14. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"--DUET

Pre-Order your Autographed copy of Kickin' Out The Footlights...Again today at GACTV.com!

Orders will not ship prior to release date. Autographed covers available while supplies last!

George Jones Kissing Merle Haggard Photo Courtesy of Bandit Records

There is no doubt that George Jones & Merle Haggard have set the standard for modern country music. It is impossible to overstate the importance of either Haggard or Jones and their impact as two of the architects of the country music sound.

George Glenn Jones was born in 1931 in the East Texas town of Saratoga. As a kid he sang for tips on the streets of nearby Beaumont. By age 24, he had been married twice, served in the Marines and was a veteran of the Texas honky-tonk circuit. On a recording session in 1955 for Starday Records, producer Pappy Dailey suggested he quit singing like his idols, Lefty Frizzell, Roy Acuff and Hank Williams, and try singing like George Jones. The result was "Why Baby Why," his first Top Five Hit.

Merle Ronald Haggard was born in 1937, outside Bakersfield, California. His family lived in an old boxcar that they converted into a home. His father died when Merle was nine years old and, with his world turned upside down, Merle turned rebellious. He hopped freight trains when he was 10 and made it to Fresno before being picked up by the authorities. It was his first step toward a youth of truancy from school and petty crime. The bright spot during these troubled times was Merle’s love and talent for music. Read more!

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