Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He was known for his song "Okie from Muskogee". He was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. He was involved with the growing outlaw country movement in the 1970s. Haggard won three Grammy Awards.

Merle Haggard
Haggard performing in 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Merle Ronald Haggard
Also known as	The Hag
Born	(1937-04-06)April 6, 1937 Oildale, California, United States
Died	April 6, 2016(2016-04-06) (aged 79) Palo Cedro, California, United States
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, fiddle
Years active	1963–2016
Labels	Capitol, MCA, Epic, Curb, ANTI, Vanguard
Website	Official website

On April 6, 2016, Haggard died at his home in Palo Cedro, California from complications from pneumonia. He was 79 years old.

Discography

Singles

• "Okie from Muskogee" (1969)

Studio albums

• Strangers (1965)
• Just Between the Two of Us (with Bonnie Owens and the Strangers) (1966)
• Swinging Doors (with the Strangers) (1966)
• I'm a Lonesome Fugitive (with the Strangers) (1967)
• Branded Man (with the Strangers) (1967)
• Sing Me Back Home (with the Strangers) (1968)
• The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde (with the Strangers) (1968)
• Mama Tried (with the Strangers) (1968)
• Pride in What I Am (with the Strangers) (1969)
• Same Train, A Different Time (with the Strangers) (1969)
• A Portrait of Merle Haggard (with the Strangers) (1969)
• A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) (with the Strangers) (1970)
• Hag (with the Strangers) (1971)
• Someday We'll Look Back (with the Strangers) (1971)
• Let Me Tell You About a Song (with the Strangers) (1972)
• It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) (with the Strangers) (1972)
• Merle Haggard's Christmas Present (Something Old, Something New) (1973)
• If We Make It Through December (with the Strangers) (1974)
• Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album (with the Strangers) (1974)
• Keep Movin' On (with the Strangers) (1975)
• It's All in the Movies (with the Strangers) (1976)
• My Love Affair with Trains (with the Strangers) (1976)
• The Roots of My Raising (with the Strangers) (1976)
• Ramblin' Fever (1977)
• A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today (with the Strangers) (1977)
• My Farewell to Elvis (1977)
• I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall (1978)
• Serving 190 Proof (1979)
• The Way I Am (1980)
• Back to the Barrooms (1980)
• Songs for the Mama That Tried (1981)
• Big City (1981)
• A Taste of Yesterday's Wine (with George Jones) (1982)
• Going Where the Lonely Go (1982)
• Goin' Home for Christmas (1982)
• Pancho & Lefty (with Willie Nelson) (1983)
• Heart to Heart (with Leona Williams) (1983)
• That's the Way Love Goes (1983)
• It's All in the Game (1984)
• Kern River (1985)
• A Friend in California (1986)
• Out Among the Stars (1986)
• Seashores of Old Mexico (with Willie Nelson) (1987)
• Chill Factor (1987)
• 5:01 Blues (1989)
• Blue Jungle (1990)
• 1994 (1994)
• 1996 (1996)
• Two Old Friends (with Albert Brumley, Jr.) (1999)
• If I Could Only Fly (2000)
• Cabin in the Hills (2001)
• Roots, Volume 1 (2001)
• The Peer Sessions (2002)
• Like Never Before (2003)
• I Wish I Was Santa Claus (2004)
• Unforgettable (2004)
• Chicago Wind (2005)
• Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again (with George Jones) (2006)
• Last of the Breed (with Willie Nelson and Ray Price) (2007)
• The Bluegrass Sessions (2007)
• I Am What I Am (2010)
• Working in Tennessee (2011)
• Django and Jimmie (with Willie Nelson) (2015)
• Timeless (with Mac Wiseman) (2015)

Related pages

• List of country musicians from California

Other websites

• Merle Haggard's Official website Archived 2006-12-13 at the Wayback Machine