George Jones / Merle Haggard (Hand Signed) "Yesterday's Wine" photo & poster

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Willie wrote it - George and Merle made it an iconic country classic.
The 1st of only TWO  duet compilations by George & Merle.
From the legendary Kittinger Estate in Nashville.  (Ken knew and made all of George's & Merle's gold & platinum awards).
"Yesterday's Wine" was released as a single by
RCA
in the fall of 1971. Its parent album, which opened with a peculiar existential dialogue featuring Nelson and contained songs with philosophical and spiritual themes, confounded the label, with the singer later lamenting, "I think it's one of my best albums but
Yesterday's Wine
was regarded by RCA as way too spooky and far out to waste promotion money on."
It is
regarded as one of Nelson's finest compositions,  and
Jerry Bradley
included it on the
Wanted! The Outlaws
compilation after Nelson's popularity had exploded. The song, a tale of two old friends meeting up unexpectedly in a bar after many years, was a perfect fit for the outlaw-themed record.
In 1982, Merle Haggard and George Jones recorded a duet of "Yesterday's Wine" which became a #1 single. The song inspired the title of their first duet LP,
A Taste of Yesterday's Wine
, and was a natural fit for the two singers who were often singled out as two of the finest interpreters of pure country music and had both battled many personal demons over the course of their respective careers.
The signed photo came from EPIC records to accompany the LP award sent to radio stations as an "in house"  "thank you"  to radio stations and music executives for their airplay and promotional activities.   These photos were never made public or available to the public for sale.  These were part of my father's estate,  Mr. Ken Kittinger,  who was the premier gold record producer based on Music Row for 50 years until his death at 91 in 2016.  He left more than 5,000 items of memorabilia and collectibles in his estate.    Please see other items of his currently listed (others are listed frequently when listings sell out) at:
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