Thanks for still being here when I got around to looking Merle up again.  I knew very little bit about him but had noted his passing when I heard about it.  I’d known his name as the writer of “Wolverton Mountain” but had never looked into who he was.

What I’ve read about him since he died always makes me feel kind of strange somehow.  My family had always kind of felty attatched to the song even though it’s about the Clifton Clowers and his daughter.  And I have always loved Hank williams, Sr.’s music…it didn’t hurt that his initials were HW as are mine…I sing some of his stuff at the top of my lungs in my kids’ high school parking lot late at night when I’m waiting for them to finish their activities…I used to only do it when I was pretty sure no one would hear me…I’ve gotten older and I worry less about whether someone else will hear or not.

Anyway, it’s just a little weird finding out now, in my 50’s that these two things, Wolverton Mountain and Hank, Sr.’s music are sort of inter-related items.  I feel like I should have found this out back in the early 70’s when I was in high school and playing LPs of Hank’s stuff over and over in my parent’s basement.  In those days, folks in my part of New Jersey didn’t play much country music.  Fplks just didn’t seem to consider it mainstream eiough I guess…maybe that’s how I missed this stuff…

So, thanks again just for being there and keeping this site up.

Harold “Hal” Wolverton

Welcome to Merle’s little spot on the web.  Even good ole country boys are doing the “blog thing”.  Family, friends, and fans are invited to post their messages in memory of Merle.  Just click the comments section to add your own message.