"Leonard" is a song written and recorded by American
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
artist
Merle Haggard
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, toward the end of the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled a ...
. It was released in February 1981 as the third single from the album ''
Back to the Barrooms''. The song reached No. 9 on the ''
Billboard''
Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Content
The song is a tribute to songwriter
Tommy Collins,
and Merle references his band
The Strangers in the lyrics.
Chart performance
References
1981 singles
1980 songs
Merle Haggard songs
Songs written by Merle Haggard
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen
MCA Records singles
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