Jester Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Story here Country music icon Merle Haggard has died in California, his manager has said. Haggard succumbed to pneumonia on his 79th birthday, Frank Mull told the Associated Press. A masterful guitar player, fiddler and songwriter, Haggard was known for celebrating outlaws and underdogs in his lyrics. http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2016/4/6/457328/default/v1/gettyimages-459857686-1-589x442.jpg[/img] Haggard accepts the Artist of a Lifetime Award at the 2014 CMT Awards His career spanned over 40 years and spawned dozens of albums and No 1 hits, including Sing Me Back Home, Mama Tried and Okie From Muskogee. Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994. He won dozens of county music awards throughout his career, along with three Grammy Awards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 R.I.P. Merle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2905 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I only looked to say "who?" Post explained it but i've honestly never heard of him or any of those songs, RIP regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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