Merle Haggard to sit for live interview at CSUB
| Wednesday, Nov 04 2009 06:10 PM
Last Updated Wednesday, Nov 04 2009 06:10 PM
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Merle Haggard will be the featured guest at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, but this will be an appearance for the Oildale-bred music legend like none before.
Haggard's "concert" will be almost all conversation, with a little music thrown in. Haggard, whose band the Strangers helped develop and popularize the Bakersfield Sound, will sit down for a live, 90-minute interview with The Californian's Robert Price -- accompanied on stage by singer-songwriter Marty Stuart, a member of the board (and past president) of the Country Music Foundation.
The interview is part of "Oildale and Beyond: Interpreting the Region Through Words, Images and Music," a project of the Public History Institute at Cal State Bakersfield. Saturday's keynote speaker is Gerald Haslam, the novelist, essayist and music historian (who also happened to attend Standard School with Haggard). More than a dozen speakers will make presentations on a range of Oildale-related subjects, from water to race relations.
The celebration starts Friday night at Trout's saloon in Oildale. Saturday's conference runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the university campus, with afternoon sessions at the Student Union. The daylong event features photos, books, and document exhibits covering the history of Oildale. Tickets are $30 ($25 for seniors 65 and over), which includes lunch -- but only with pre-registration.
To register, visit www.csub.edu/history or contact the CSUB history department at 654-3079.
