Merle Kilgore,

Sueleen appears at a local club's open mike night in a provocative outfit, and despite her lack of singing ability, club manager Trout ( Merle Kilgore ) recommends her to Triplette for the fundraiser based on her appearance.

* Merle Kilgore as Trout, the owner of a club that has an open-mic talent night that gives Sueleen Gay what she believes is her big break as a singer.

* Merle Kilgore — Country / Rock musician

* March 1 – Johnny Cash and June Carter are married in Franklin, Kentucky, with Merle Kilgore as best man.

His funeral was held in Goodlettsville, Tennessee and was attended by notable music industry figures including Hal Bynum, Merle Kilgore, Bobby Tomberlin, Robbie Wittkowski, Tim Jones, and Don Helms.

* James River, song by Merle Kilgore

* Merle Kilgore ( 1934 – 2005 ), country music singer-songwriter

# " Ring of Fire " ( June Carter Cash, Merle Kilgore ) – 3: 51

In the early ' 60s, Buchanan performed numerous gigs as a sideman with various rock bands, and played guitar in a number of sessions with Freddy Cannon, Merle Kilgore, and others.

* Merle Kilgore, country music singer / songwriter

* Merle Kilgore ( 1934 – 2005 ), country-western musician

" Wolverton Mountain ," written with Nashville veteran Merle Kilgore, was based on a real character, Clifton Clowers, who lived on Woolverton Mountain in Arkansas.

" The hits continued in 1964 with " Sam Hill ," and in 1965 he was back in the top 10 with " Tiger Woman ," co-written by Merle Kilgore.

His love of writing blossomed into scriptwriting under the tutorage of Carroll O ’ Connor during his time on “ In the Heat of the Night ,” which yielded him the unique opportunity to co-write the screenplay for the # 1 Country song “ Wolverton Mountain ” with Merle Kilgore.