Merle Haggard, Country Legend, Dies at 79
Merle Haggard, one of the most celebrated country music artists of all time, has passed away at the age of 79. The Associated Press confirms that Haggard died on Wednesday morning (Apr. 6), his 79th birthday, of pneumonia.
Haggard first broke on the scene with a cover of Wynn Stewart’s “Sing a Sad Song,” which became a country hit in 1963. “(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers” led to a record deal with Capitol in 1965, and Haggard spent the rest of the decade notching hit singles, including “Okie From Muskogee,” “Sing Me Back Home,” “Swinging Doors” and “Mama Tried.”
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