Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Haggard was born in Oildale, California , toward the end of the Great Depression .

  2. Apr 7, 2016 · Merle Haggard performing "Sing Me Back Home" from the CD "Willie Merle & Ray Big Hits Live from the 'Last of the Breed' Tour" -- the official CD from the "La...

  3. Apr 6, 2016 · Presented in chronological order, here are the 30 songs, from the rebellious to the romantic, that collectively reflect the greatness of Merle Haggards 54-year career.

  4. Nov 28, 2023 · Country music star Merle Haggard was born near Bakersfield, California, in 1937. Originally a troubled youngster who served time in San Quentin prison, Haggard grew to become a country...

  5. Apr 6, 2016 · Merle Haggard, who over six decades composed and performed one of the greatest repertoires in country music, capturing the American condition with his stories of the poor, the lost, the working...

  6. Apr 7, 2016 · Merle Haggard, one of the most successful singers in the history of country music, a contrarian populist whose songs about his scuffling early life and his time in prison made him the closest...

  7. May 20, 2024 · Merle Haggard was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, one of the most popular country music performers of the late 20th century, with nearly 40 number one country hits between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.

  8. Merle Haggard – “the Poet of the Common Man” – is widely considered one of the most important singer-songwriters in the history of country music. During a career that lasted from...

  9. Apr 6, 2016 · Merle Haggard, the country music legend who was born during the Depression, came of age in prison and whose songs have earned him the title, “poet of the common man,” died Wednesday at his ...

  10. Apr 6, 2016 · American country music legend Merle Haggard has died of pneumonia on his 79th birthday, his manager confirmed. He is credited with helping to define the "Bakersfield sound", country...

  1. People also search for