{"id":19520,"date":"2016-04-11T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T11:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=19520"},"modified":"2016-04-11T14:27:43","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T13:27:43","slug":"essential-covers-luke-mel-today-i-started-loving-you-again-merle-haggard-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/04\/essential-covers-luke-mel-today-i-started-loving-you-again-merle-haggard-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential Covers: Luke &#038; Mel &#8211; &#8216;Today I Started Loving You Again&#8217; (Merle Haggard Cover)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/01\/essential-covers-molly-anna-band-ashes-to-ashes\/essential-covers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Essential-Covers.png?fit=1502%2C862&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1502,862\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Essential Covers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Essential-Covers.png?fit=640%2C367&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17261\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Essential-Covers.png?resize=640%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Essential Covers\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>In honour of country legend\u00a0Merle Haggard, who died on his birthday, April 6, comes our Essential Cover this week. Luke &amp; Mel, an award-winning country duo from Manchester, sing their tribute to Haggard: &#8216;Today I Started Loving You Again&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19521\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/04\/essential-covers-luke-mel-today-i-started-loving-you-again-merle-haggard-cover\/luke-mel-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Luke-Mel-1.jpg?fit=2048%2C1360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Luke &amp;#038; Mel 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Luke-Mel-1.jpg?fit=640%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Luke-Mel-1.jpg?resize=640%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Luke &amp; Mel 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comprising\u00a0Luke Thomas and Melanie Greggain, Luke &amp; Mel joined forces in 2012, having\u00a0met through performing\u00a0in the UK&#8217;s top touring theatre show, Country Legends. Prior to this, Mel ws performing as a solo singer\/songwriter, as well as appearing\u00a0in musicals around\u00a0the UK, including London&#8217;s West End.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Luke was working as a session guitarist which saw\u00a0him play on all the biggest theatre stages in the UK with shows like &#8216;One Night of Elvis&#8217;, &#8216;Dolly The Show&#8217;.\u00a0&#8216;Country Legends&#8217; and\u00a0PJ.Proby&#8217;s 2010 UK Tour. He&#8217;s also played on\u00a0albums including\u00a0Raintown&#8217;s &#8216;Writing on the Wall&#8217;, Mike Ward&#8217;s EP, Thorne Hill&#8217;s &#8216;No More Holding Back&#8217;, among others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_76899\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iRR4N2VrP-A?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Luke &amp; Mel - &#039;Today I Started Loving You Again&#039; (Merle Haggard Cover)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/iRR4N2VrP-A\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The duo are about to release a Double A side of their new single, &#8216;Bad Habit&#8217;, and a new mix of their award-winning song, &#8216;Somethin&#8217; About A Woman&#8217;. Find Luke &amp; Mel online on their official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lukeandmel.com\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeandMel\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lukeandmel\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/lukeandmel\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/album\/5FtuetezhlP5R7pKm2jzon?play=true&amp;utm_source=open.spotify.com&amp;utm_medium=open\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC4Xb0B6G7lnZBfH9YZeHAJg\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube<\/a>. You can download their self titled EP from <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/album\/luke-mel-ep\/id948320968\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honour of country legend Merle Haggard, who died on his birthday, April 6, comes our Essential Cover this week. Luke &#038; Mel, an award-winning country duo from Manchester, sing their tribute to Haggard: &#8216;Today I Started Loving You Again&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":19525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[5177,228,4567,286,4174,5173,5175,5174,5176,77,5178,5183],"class_list":["post-19520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-bad-habit","tag-cover","tag-double-a-side","tag-ep","tag-essential-covers","tag-luke-mel","tag-luke-thomas","tag-melanie-greggain","tag-merle-haggard","tag-new-release","tag-somethin-about-a-woman","tag-today-i-started-loving-you-again"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-54Q","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20825,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/06\/luke-mel-talking-about-a-bad-habit\/","url_meta":{"origin":19520,"position":0},"title":"Luke &#038; Mel: Talking About A Bad Habit","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"06\/06\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"We interviewed British Country Music duo, Luke & Mel.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Interviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Interviews","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/interviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Luke-Mel-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Luke-Mel-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Luke-Mel-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Luke-Mel-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Luke-Mel-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50963,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/07\/truxton-mile-california-in-my-mind\/","url_meta":{"origin":19520,"position":1},"title":"Truxton Mile &#8211; &#8216;California In My Mind&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"01\/07\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Bakersfield California holds a special place in the hearts of country music fans. 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