Merle Haggard

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Type

Person

Country

US

Active from

1937-04-06

Active to

2016-04-06

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Total plays

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. He was a key figure in the development of the Bakersfield sound and had a career spanning more than five decades, achieving 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also appeared on the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard grew up in a challenging environment and spent time in prison before beginning his music career. <a href="https://www.last

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Quotes

• “Today I started loving you again I'm right back where I've really always been; I got over you just long enough to let my heartache mend, Then today I started loving you again.”
• “Every fool has a rainbow But he never seems to find The reward that should be waiting At the end of the line. But he'll give up a bed of roses For a hammock filled with thorns And go chasing after rainbows Every time a dream is born. And every fool has a rainbow That only he can see Every fool has a rainbow And the rule applies to me.”
• “We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee We don’t take our trips on LSD We don’t burn our draft cards down on Main Street We like living right and being free.”
• “I'm proud to be an Okie from Muskogee, A place where even squares can have a ball. We still wave Old Glory down at the courthouse, And white lightnin's still the biggest thrill of all.”
• “I've lived through 17 stays in penal institutions. Incarceration in a penitentiary. Five marriages, a bankruptcy, a broken back, brawls, shooting incidents, swindlings, sickness, the death of loved ones and more. I've heard tens of thousands chant my name when I couldn't hear the voice of my own soul. I wondered if God was listening and I was sure no one else was.”
• “When the world wide war is over and done And the dream of peace comes through We'll all be drinking some free bubble up And eating some rainbow stew.”

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Key facts

Born

Merle Ronald Haggard , ( 1937-04-06 ) April 6, 1937, Oildale, California , U.S.

Died

April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) (aged 79), Palo Cedro, California , U.S.

Genres

Country outlaw country Bakersfield sound

Occupations

Singer, songwriter, musician

Instruments

Vocals guitar fiddle

Years active

1961–2016

Labels

Capitol MCA Epic Curb ANTI- Vanguard

Formerly of

The Strangers

Children

6, including Marty and Noel Haggard

Website

merlehaggard .com

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Key dates

Born

6 April 1937

Died

6 April 2016

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Ronald

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Bakersfield

Place of death

Palo Cedro

Spouse

Bonnie Owens

Occupation

bandleader

Political party

Democratic Party (United States)

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

country music

Instrument

voice

Record label

Capitol Records

Official website

merlehaggard.com

Image

MerleHaggardJun09.jpg

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