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Merle Haggard Drive, Oildale, California. As noted by an article published in The Washington Post upon Haggard's death, "Respect for the Hag [Haggard] as an icon, both for his musical status and his personal views, is a common theme" in country music. [87]
Country music legend Merle Haggard passed away on Wednesday. It was his 79th birthday. The singer died after a series of recent health struggles, including pneumonia.
It was revealed through these proceedings that Van Zandt's annual income in the years before his death had climbed to over $100,000, thanks in large part to the royalties accrued from his songs being covered by Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Merle Haggard, Cowboy Junkies, and other major music stars. [34]
Frizell is known as one of the most influential country music vocal stylists of all time. He has been cited as influencing prominent country singers like George Jones, Merle Haggard, Roy Orbison, and Willie Nelson. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982 as well as the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In his prime, Frizzell was the ...
Country legend Merle Haggard, often called 'the Poet of the Common Man,' died Wednesday at his home near Redding, Calif.
The country music icon died on Wednesday morning at his home near Redding, California, on the same day as his 79th birthday
Long before Owens became the famous co-host of Hee Haw, his band became known for their signature Bakersfield sound, later emulated by artists such as Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, and Brad Paisley. Buck inspired indie country songwriter and friend Terry Fraley, whose band "The Nudie Cowboys" possessed a similar sound.
Bestselling author Marc Eliot's biography of Merle Haggard dives into his "self-created turmoil" that encompassed his "triumphant and tragic" life.