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1. www.theguardian.com › music › 2016Merle Haggard obituary | Country | The Guardian

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   Apr 6, 2016 · Inventive singer-songwriter who gave common people a forthright voice. Merle Haggard, who has died aged 79, was one of the most resonant figures in country music for almost half a century.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › Merle-HaggardMerle Haggard | Country Music Legend, Outlaw Country Pioneer

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   Apr 2, 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.

3. www.countrymusichalloffame.org › hall-of-fame › merle-haggardMerle Haggard - Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

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   April 6, 1937. Died. April 6, 2016. Birthplace. Bakersfield, California. Merle Haggard stands, with the arguable exception of Hank Williams, as the single most influential singer-songwriter in country music history. He was one of country music’s most versatile artists, stylistically mining honky-tonk, blues, jazz, pop, and folk.

4. www.pbs.org › newshour › artsMerle Haggard, ‘outlaw’ country music legend, dies on his ... -...

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   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...

5. www.npr.org › 2022/01/19 › 1074010174New biography, 'The Hag,' examines the life of country music icon...

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   Jan 19, 2022 · A new biography examines the story of Merle Haggard, who spent his early years going from family tragedy to odd jobs to broken marriages to petty crime to prison. Before his death in 2016,...

6. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-country-listsMerle Haggard: The Life and Times of a Badass Legend - Rolling...

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   Oct 21, 2009 · When Merle Haggard died on his 79th birthday, April 6th, the world lost one country music's greatest performers and writers. Haggard originally began learning to play guitar at the age of 11,...

7. www.npr.org › 2016/04/06 › 473260432Country Legend Merle Haggard Dies At 79 - NPR

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   Apr 6, 2016 · Merle Haggard, shown performing in 1985, was a country music fixture for 50 years. He died Wednesday, on his 79th birthday. Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images. Merle Haggard was known by...