Merle Haggard

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country musician guitarist human recording artist singer-songwriter

Merle Haggard was an influential American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for helping define the Bakersfield sound with hits like "Okie from Muskogee" and "Mama Tried."

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instanceOf country musician →
guitarist →
human →
recording artist →
singer-songwriter →
associatedAct The Strangers →
awardReceived Country Music Hall of Fame induction →
Grammy Award →
Kennedy Center Honors →
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame induction →
causeOfDeath pneumonia →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1937-04-06 →
dateOfDeath 2016-04-06 →
familyName Haggard →
fullName Merle Ronald Haggard →
gender male →
genre Bakersfield sound →
country music →
givenName Merle →
influenced country music →
outlaw country →
inspiredBy Jimmie Rodgers →
Lefty Frizzell →
instrument guitar →
vocals →
memberOf The Strangers →
movement Bakersfield sound →
notableEvent served time in San Quentin State Prison →
notableWork Branded Man →
If We Make It Through December →
Mama Tried →
Okie from Muskogee →
Sing Me Back Home →
The Bottle Let Me Down →
The Fightin' Side of Me →
Today I Started Loving You Again →
Workin' Man Blues →
numberOfChildren 6 →
occupation guitarist →
musician →
singer →
songwriter →
placeOfBirth Oildale, California, United States →
placeOfDeath Redding, California, United States →
recordLabel Capitol Records NERFINISHED →
Epic Records →
MCA Records NERFINISHED →
residence California, United States →
spouse Bonnie Owens →
Leona Williams →
Theresa Ann Lane →
Referenced by (8)
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Willie Nelson →
associatedAct
Bakersfield →
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Willie Nelson →
collaboratedWith
Silver Bells →
coveredBy
Merle Haggard ("Merle Ronald Haggard") →
fullName
Country Music Hall of Fame →
notableInductee
Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town ("Johnny Darrell") →
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Muskogee →
songArtist
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