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3 days ago · 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.
3 days ago · According to Cocaine & Rhinestones, Merle Haggard’s parents moved to Bakersfield, California in 1934. They were able to afford an apartment because his father had a good railroad job.
1 day ago · Merle Haggard recorded his live version of “Okie from Muskogee” at the Muskogee Civic Center on Oct. 10, 1969. Fifty-five years later to the day, a statue of the country music icon will be ...
18 hours ago · INDIO, CA – APRIL 24: Musician Merle Haggard performs onstage during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California’s Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 24, 2015 in Indio ...
3 days ago · 1980: “ Honeysuckle Rose ” made its world premiere in Austin, TX. Willie Nelson starred in the movie, about a touring country star, using the picture to introduce his song “ On The Road Again.” 1980: Merle Haggard wrote the epilogue to his autobiography on the way to Austin for Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic.
13 hours ago · “You Were Always On My Mind,” “Mamas Don’t Let Your Baby’s Grow Up To Be Cowboys” (written and previously performed by Ed Bruce), “Pancho & Lefty” (with Merle Haggard), “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before” (with Julio Iglesias), and, of course, “On The Road Again” all became signature songs for Willie in the late 70s through the mid-80s.
2 days ago · Shelton came onto the country music scene in 2001 with his song "Austin," and he went on to become a seven-time Grammy nominee. ... Merle Haggard. Haggard had around 40 #1 hits during his long career.
