Elena See, NPR Music:
Back in January, Vanguard Records signed "the poet of the common man," country-music legend Merle Haggard, to its roster. His new album for the label, I Am What I Am, is his first recording since 2007, as well as an unapologetic declaration of self-awareness. I Am What I Am will stream here in its entirety until its release on April 20.
Haggard looked inward for inspiration when recording I Am What I Am; over the course of more than 50 years of making music, he's acquired a lot of knowledge and information about life and what it's about. This album is a culmination and a sharing of that gathered knowledge, as well as a vehicle to showcase some impressive musicianship from both Haggard and his longtime backing band, The Strangers. (Check out the trumpet, piano and guitar solos in "The Road to My Heart" for an example.)
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