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Pop Matters Features Miranda Lambert

May 19th 2008 in Americana, Country Music, Interviews

PopMatters.com features 20 questions with Miranda Lambert. A highlight:

Of those who’ve come before, the most inspirational are?
Merle Haggard has been my inspiration. Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris are close behind. Since I’ve been writing songs and performing, Allison Moorer and Jack Ingram have been big idols of mine. All of these artists have written about what’s true even if it’s not always a pretty picture.

Miranda Lambert “Gunpowder & Lead” Fresno, CA

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“Pop Matters Features Miranda Lambert”

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wrote on May 19th, 2008

[...] Miranda Lambert joined PopMatters for an edition of 20 Questions. (via Twang Nation) [...]

Katherine
wrote on June 22nd, 2008

That is one of the best songs I have heard in a while – totally hot- she sings it like a bad ass country gal -s-

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