Apparently Merle was an inmate at San Quentin prison when Johnny Cash (working on his outlaw cred) played there. He was intrigued at the idea that a country-singin' criminal type could be commercially successful.
By modern standards this is a pretty standard sounding country album: the vocal harmonies, the acoustic and steel guitar, the songs of love, loss and drinking.
Enjoyable enough.
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