A man I have seen/heard many (but not nearly enough) times; live on the east coast and travelled to Bakersfield many years ago on NYE to see him 2 nights back to back at Buck Owen's Crystal Palace. Saw him in NY as an opener for Dylan! Too many others to even recall by now. Only other great I have seen more than Mighty Merle is Dylan. I love the man and his music. Sad to hear of his death. Sad.
