Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried” is a certified country classic. Many fans of the genre know the words by heart and some have lived them. For the most part, Haggard lived the story that unfolds ...

Man!” Merle gave “Mama Tried” lyrics that are a far cry from its reputation as an ideal Mother’s Day radio request. “Mama Tried” isn’t the simple and touching apology, however hard ...

By the time I was 20 years old, I was in San Quentin. “Mama Tried” is probably a child of all that. The songs says I’m the “one and old rebel child.” I did have two older siblings ...

In advance of the album, Oldham has shared a new song, a cover of “Mama Tried” with an accompanying interactive VR video (watch it above). Oldham is faithful to the playful twang of the ...

Weir and the rest of the Grateful Dead were just learning to tell stories of their own when they fell under the spell of the Hag's "Mama Tried," a ... emotionally complex lyrics set to a galloping ...

Readers can press play above to watch the band sing "Mama Tried." Backstage at Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard, Scott Avett told The Boot that "Mama Tried" was a special request for ...

“Mama Tried” is one of Tim McGraw’s greatest traditional country song covers since he paid homage to the late Lynn Anderson with his moving rendition of “Rose Garden.” As Digital Journal ...