A Taste of Yesterday's Wine

A Taste of Yesterday's Wine is an album by American country music artists George Jones and Merle Haggard, released in 1982 (see 1982 in country music). This was Jones' and Haggard's first album together; their next album together, Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again, would not come until 24 years later in 2006. Jones and Haggard were largely influenced by the Hank Williams and Lefty Frizzell tradition. The album was produced by Billy Sherrill and featured the backing vocals of Haggard's wife Leona Williams. The album also features tributes to the singers, including "Silver Eagle," written by Freddy Powers and Gary Church about Haggard, and "No Show Jones," written by Jones and Glenn Martin and dealing with Jones' notorious inability to...