title: Everybody's Had the Blues
text: # Everybody's Had the Blues
  
  "Everybody's Had the Blues" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in June 1973 as the third single from the album I Love Dixie Blues.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Merle Haggard– vocals, guitar
  
  The Strangers:
  
  * Roy Nichols – lead guitar
  * Norman Hamlet – steel guitar, dobro
  * Bobby Wayne – guitar
  * Dennis Hromek – bass, background vocals
  * Biff Adam – drums
  
  ## Chart positions
  
  The song was a live recording that was Haggard and The Strangers fifteenth number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart. "Everybody's Had the Blues" was a minor pop hit, reaching No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1973.
  
  | Chart (1973) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 1 |
  | US Billboard Hot 100 | 62 |
  | Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
  