the late merle haggard said, as far as i'm concerned, he's the only one out there. simpson's latest album and mange label debut is called "a sailor's guide to earth." here he is performing the single "all around you." in our studio. ♪ there will be ♪ don't be afraid ♪ life is unkind ♪ you can let go of the pain if you choose to ♪ ♪ 'cause time slips away ♪ skies fall apart ♪ it ain't too hard ♪ a universal heart ♪ glowing, flowing, all around you sphoo ♪ ♪ and there will be nights that go on forever ♪ ♪ like you're long-lost at sea ♪ never to be found ♪ just know in your heart ♪ that we're always together ♪ and long after i'm gone ♪ i'll still be around ♪ 'cause our bond is eternal ♪ and so is love ♪ god is inside you ♪ all around you ♪ and up above ♪ glowing, flowing, all around you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 'cause time slips away ♪ skies fall apart ♪ it ain't too hard ♪ a universal heart you ♪ >> rose: i am pleased to have sturgill simpson at this table for the first time, and it's about time. welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: it's good to have you. >> pleasure and honor. >> rose

and the ensemble, george martin, pete burns, a tribe called quest, leonard cohen, and the great merle haggardfor fa ns fame. it has been a ghastly yearfor fans of pop music. those are pretty darn big names. let's hope next year isa darn big names. let's hope next year is a bit better. i don't see how it can be any worse! thank you for your time this morning. carol is talking about cold temperatures this morning? good morning. a cold and frosty start if you haven't yet ventured out, temperatures got two —5 last night at bournemouth airport but widely across england and wales in particular they are below freezing. mostly dry, high pressure in charge of our weather, a bit more of a squeeze for the north in the isobars, breezy so not as much of a problem with frost and fog. some fog possible this morning in england and wales and if it forms it will lift readily, leaving us with a cold start but also a sunny one. the temperatures by 9am, no great shakes. sunshine in east anglia, the midlands into wales, more cloud at times in northern england, northern ireland and scotland but nonetheless, some of

mer merle haggard.ard leonard cohan died i was just sad. >> and of course there was the legendary prince. ♪ purple rain ♪ purple rain >> his loss triggered an outpouring of emotional tributes. it is prince, like hearing the gland canyon died. and then the questions about the drugs that killed him. >> there was the rumors he wasn't doing well and then all of a sudden he was gone. and it was just crazy. ♪ >>> far out west, the best concert event of the year for many older fans was desert trip or as many called it old chella. a three day bash featuring the rolling stones, paul mccartney, the who and neil young among others. >> i think it is wonderful when the old seniors of the world are not just sitting in a living room making tiny sweaters but instead are singing songs from 55 years ago. i find this exciting. >> bob dylan was there about the same time he was named this year's nobel prize winner for literature. >> bob dylan getting the noble prize for literature was the best excuse ever to listen to three

. -- merle haggard. i backpack with my wife we go back home. our environment, and we need responsible natural resource to moment. i also a chemical engineer. in engineering, i think this last election both jon huntsman and lieberman alluded to come it was less about ideology. i would argue president-elect trump's message was quite pragmatic, staying focused on american jobs, about energy security, about the need to secure and save social security and medicare, and the need to responsibly manage the fiscal policy here in washington at achieving a balanced budget. i hope we can stay focused on these bigger picture issues. this town suffers from attention deficit disorder. i think the question about the first 100 days is important. the presidential appointees will consume a lot of our time at least in the senate. we have to think beyond 100 days. the issues we face are going to take longer than 100 days to solve. think more five-year and 10 year horizons. >> question for the congressman -- there are certainly element of the democratic party who do

. ♪ >> merle haggard, a rebel and an outsider.y music great. you know, of hard upbringing. of jail and of hard times. >> being himself, that truth that we all strive for as an artist. ♪ and i turned 21 in prison doing life without parole ♪ >> and his songs are unforgettable. "mama tried" is fantastic. ♪ no one could steer me right, but mama tried ♪ ♪ the heat is on >> "the heat is on" was an enormous hit. and he had so many other hits. but glen frey probably going to be remembered most for the eagles. and number two, "hotel california." ♪ renting a room in the hotel california ♪ >> we were sious about our work. we were serious about our songs. but along the way, we really rocked and had a good time. >> "peaceful easy feeling." "take it easy." glenn frey's music for the eagles created the southern california that everybody in the world wanted to move to. ♪ >>> next -- america's mom. the carol brady you never knew. >> she really could tell a good dirty joke. >> florence henderson, remembered by her tv son, and by her best friend, ju

that's the merle haggard side. i'm also a chemical engineer. i'm trained to solve problems.st election governor huntsman and senator lieberman alluded to was less about ideology. president trump's message was pragmatic, staying focused on american jobs, energy security, about the need to secure and save social security, medicare, and the need to responsibly manage the fiscal house here in washington in achieving a balanced budget. so i hope we can stay focused on these bigger picture issues. this town suffers from attention deficit disorder. i think the question about the first 100 days very important as roy mentioned. the presidential appointees will consume a lot of our time, at least in the senate. we've got to think beyond 100 days. the issues we face in this nation are going to take longer than 100 days to solve. more in terms of five and ten year horizons. >> sure. okay. question for the congressman. because you face a different set of challenges in the house. there are certainly elements the democrat party who do not want to see democrats work under any circumstances

groundbreaking david bowie, the eagles' glenn frye, earth, wind, and fire's maurice white, meryl -- merle haggardy tongue but hallelujah ♪ >> when i heard leonard cohen died, i was just sad. ♪ >> and, of course, there was the legendary prince. ♪ purple rain >> his unexpected loss triggered an outpouring of emotional tributes, a tweet from adam mckay summed it up best. it's prince, it's like hearing the grand canyon died. and then the questions about the drugs that killed him. >> there was like the rumors that he wasn't doing well and then all of a sudden, he was gone. and it was just crazy. ♪ >> far out west, the best concert event of the year for many older fans was desert trip, or as many called it, oldchella, a three-day bash featuring the rolling stones, paul mccartney, the who, and neil young, among others. >> i think it's wonderful when the old seniors of the world are not just sitting in their living room making tiny sweaters, but instead are singing songs from 55 years ago. i find this exciting. >> bob dylan was there just about the same time he was named this year's nobel prize winner fo

then on april 6th we lost grizzled country music legend merle haggard.ld died from pneumonia complications. ♪ why do we scream at each other ♪ ♪ this is what it sounds like when doves cry ♪ april 21st, we learned what it sounds like when the doves cry. the prolific, timeless sounds of prince silenced by an overdose of painkillers. prince was 57 years old. ♪ hallelujah on november 10th canadian crooner and "hallelujah" writer leonard cohen died at age 82. he released an album about mortality and god earlier in the year. three days later the master of time and space, leon russell, died in his sleep at 74. on november 18th soul and funk singer sharon jones lost her battle with cancer. she was 60 years old. and then on christmas day british pop star george michael died from heart failure. ♪ i've got to have faith, faith, faith ♪ from faith to "freedom," the 53-year-old singer sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. 2016, a year some might say the music died. >> here to reflect on the number of losses to the world of music over the course of 2016 is bob

the world was shocked by the overdose death of pop superstar prince, country music lost merle haggardied on christmas day. tv and film say good-bye to everybody loved raymond mother doris, and garciaparra i shandling, eric rick lands, patty duke, ken howard. other taken too soon were growing pains dad allen thick -- alan thicke, and known for star track film, wwe superstar china, actor jean wilder, and brady bunch mom, florence henderson. other icons who left us include director garry marshall, 60 minutes correspondent more i safer, author harper lee, first laden and actress nancy reagan, zsa zsa gabor, boxing legend muhammad ali. >> in hill wood, michelle polino, fox news. >> so many great ones, 4:52, boys health battle inspires christmas wish. >> how he's helping out other kids and making their day so much brighter. gah! look at us. we're rapidly losing credibility as handymen. mom washed our clothes. one wash with tide pods and we're right back where we started. we look like catalogue models! who trusts a clean handyman anyway? yeah! turns out it was just dirt left there by our old

that's the merle haggard side. i'm also a chemical engineer. i'm trained to solve problems. this last election governor huntsman and senator lieberman alluded to was less about ideology. president trump's message was pragmatic, staying focused on american jobs, energy security, about the need to secure and save social security, medicare, and the need to responsibly manage the fiscal house here in washington in achieving a balanced budget. so i hope we can stay focused on these bigger picture issues. this town suffers from attention deficit disorder. i think the question about the first 100 days very important as roy mentioned. the presidential appointees will consume a lot of our time, at

the soul singer sharon jones, guy clark, merle haggard in the country world in nashville.s that we also celebrate and archive their work. there is more david bowie material online than ever before and though he is lost, his music lives on and we are preserving it as fans and that, to me, is a great legacy. >> brown: all right, music of the past and of 2016. ann powers of npr, mikael wood of "the los angeles times." thank you both very much. >> thanks so much. happy to do it. >> sreenivasan: as we close out 2016, we've been thinking of the loss of our friend and colleague, gwen ifill, and one of her favorite stories of the past year was the opening of the widely acclaimed national museum of african american history and culture. here's a reprise of that story. gwen in the field, doing what she loved to do and having fun in the process. take a look. >> ifill: joyce bailey's legacy turned out to be worth more than money. her mother, lois alexander lane, left her a treasure trove from the museum she created, the harlem institute of fashion: costumes-- dresses sewn and worn by s

kennedy: no, just this year, prince, david bowie, merle haggard -- >> too soon. i'd go with pac.] rachel: that'd be nice. kennedy: could you imagine a duet? >> love me tender. ♪ keep your head up. rachel: it is crazy they'll perform for people who commit human rights abuses, but they won't celebrate our president by offering their voice. dagen: all these celebrities are losers who are so insecure, they only care about other celebrities liking them. rachel: it's high school. dagen: we've talked about this, they're always bitter. do you ever talk to anybody who's even remotely famous at a party? they're always looking right over your shoulder looking for somebody better than you to talk to because they're almost embarrassed. if you're not as famous as they are or more famous -- kennedy: i would actually be surprised if some of these people performed and, you know, i don't think that we should be shocked that liberal performers like elton john tweeted, like, go get country stars or ted nugent, and he used a lot of -- >> but who wants elton john? i don't want to hear elton john. he's

that's the merle haggard side. i'm also a chemical engineer. i'm trained to solve problems. i think this last election governor huntsman and senator lieberman alluded to was less about ideology. president trump's message was pragmatic, staying focused on american jobs, energy security, about the need to secure and save social security, medicare, and the need to responsibly manage the fiscal house here in washington in achieving a balanced budget. so i hope we can stay focused on these bigger picture issues. this town suffers from attention deficit disorder. i think the question about the first 100 days very important as roy mentioned. the presidential appointees will consume a lot of our time, at least in the senate. we've got to think beyond 100 days. the issues we face in this nation are going to take longer than 100 days to solve. more in terms of five and ten year horizons. >> sure. okay. question for the congressman. because you face a different set of challenges in the house. there are certainly elements the democrat party who do not want to see democrats work under an

i say about my home state little bit of john denver and merle haggard.hand i love the outdoors. the time we are back home from montana to preserve and protect the amazing quality of life. we have the environment and responsible in natural resource. i'm also a chemical engineer. i'm the only one to serve on the hill and engineering and trying to follow. i think this last election that governor huntsman and senator lieberman are booted to was less about ideology. president-elect message is quite pragmatic staying focused on american jobs, energy security, they need to secure and the need to responsibly manage the fiscal house here in washington and achieving a balanced budget. i hope we can stay focused on these bigger picture issues. this suffers from attention deficit disorder. the question about the first 100 days is very important as we mentioned. the presidential appointees will consume a lot of time. we've got to think beyond 100 days because the issues we face are going to take longer than 100 days to solve. >> sure, okay. question for the congressm

muhammad ali, justice ska leila ya, nancy reagan, merle haggard.r. it's unreal. >> i think when the george michael thing happened on christmas, i mean people had a sense earlier in the year because of bowie and prince passing so early in the year. but just the -- on christmas there was just a ton of social media traffic. my god, when is this year going to end. who's -- there's still a few more days here to go and then you've got carrie fisher shortly there after. some of them are on the older side but those who died very young, particularly in the realm of music. >> prince and george michael were very young. >> epic figures in their genres who died in their 50s and 60s, it's been a really staggering year. >> alan thick, garry shorthaand. it's been a helluva year. >>> kerry warned that peace efforts are now in jeopardy as israel's prime minister questioned the support of one of its key allies. andrea mitchell has more on the heated rhetoric including an exclusive sitdown with secretary kerry. >> reporter: getting personal. a fiery war of words betwe