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First Listen: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, 'Best Troubador'

Will Oldham and his band pay tribute to Merle Haggard by reaching across the country legend's discography to paint a vivid, chronology-busting, album-length portrait.

Will Oldham has broadcast his love of 's music since the beginning of his career: He's sung the man's praises in interviews, performed his songs in concert, and he even interviewed him for a print

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