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Apr 6, 2016 · Arts Apr 6, 2016 5:24 PM EDT. 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 ...
Merle Haggard. 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. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth.
April 6, 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 ...
Country Outlaws by Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson released in 2010. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at All...
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Aug 31, 2010 · Merle Haggard Reflects On His Outlaw Country Past. "I realized what a mess I made out of my life, and I got out of there and stayed out of there. Never did go back," Merle Haggard says of his time ...
May 20, 2024 · Merle Haggard (born April 6, 1937, Oildale, California, U.S.—died April 6, 2016, near Redding, California) 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.
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Apr 6, 2016 · Merle Haggard rose to country music stardom singing about what he knew best: poverty, prison and heartache. He died Wednesday on his 79th birthday. William Brangham looks back at the singer's life.
