Country Music Legend Merle Haggard dies at 79

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RIP

Country Music Legend Merle Haggard dies at 79

Country music legend, and Oildale native, Merle Haggard has passed away on his birthday. He was 79-years-old.

 

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He was one of the very best. I miss him already.

 

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[aaronleland]

R.I.P. Merle Haggard

One of the best country artists to ever live.

 

[Auld Phart]

 

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[aaronleland]

 

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You beat me to it!

 

[aaronleland]

You beat me to it!

It's worth two posts.

 

[Moonglow]

I'll never forget my favorite tune of his, Silly Sucking Sally....Sucked Silly Sue, a tongue twister....

 

[1stRambo]

RIP

Country Music Legend Merle Haggard dies at 79

Country music legend, and Oildale native, Merle Haggard has passed away on his birthday. He was 79-years-old.

Yo, one of the Greats, period!



"GTP"
All American!

 

[aaronleland]

 

[Political Junky]

He'd been battling double pneumonia since December.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

This is the first time that I know of someone going forward on their own birthday! I love to hear him sing "Pancho & Lefty" with the red headed stranger! For Merle to go now most definitely stands out for me because his son, Ben, actually placed his stamp of approval on a message that I left for the ACM award show powers that be this past Sunday night over at the Twitter website. I ordered them to learn how to remember our legends because during the show they didn't acknowledge any of the ones in country music that went forward this past year. May Merle's passing make them realize how important it really is to never forget those who paved the road the stars of today are walking on.

God bless you and Merle's family and the remainder of our legends always!!!

Holly

 

[ZackB]

He will never swim Kearn River again.

 

[leftwinger]

Big City turn me loose set me free.........

 

[AvgGuyIA]

RIP

Country Music Legend Merle Haggard dies at 79

Country music legend, and Oildale native, Merle Haggard has passed away on his birthday. He was 79-years-old.

He was my favorite country and western music star in my youth. "Okie from Muskogee" was his classic. Sad that he died relatively young and from pneumonia.
RIP Merle!