| First Name |
Merle
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| Middle Name |
Ronald
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| Last Name |
Haggard
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| Full Name at Birth |
Merle Ronald Haggard
|
| Alternative Name |
Okie From Muskogee, Hag, Mighty Merle, Merle Ronald Haggard, Merle Haggard, The Poet of the Common Man, The Hag, "The Hag"
|
| Birthday |
6th April, 1937
|
| Birthplace |
Bakersfield, California, USA
|
| Died |
6th April, 2016
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| Place of Death |
Redding, California, USA
|
| Cause of Death |
(double Pneumonia)
|
| Buried |
Haggard Family Ranch Cemetery, Palo Cedro, Shasta County, California, USA
|
| Height |
5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Build |
Average
|
| Eye Color |
Blue
|
| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Ethnicity |
White
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| Occupation Text |
Country and Western songwriter, singer, guitarist, fiddler, and instrumentalist
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| Occupation |
Country Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
Branded Man (1967)
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Country, Western, Outlaw Country, Bakersfield Sound
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| Music Genre |
Country
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| Year(s) Active |
1963–present, 1963–2016
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| Music Style |
Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound, Western Swing Revival, Fiddle
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| Music Mood |
Rebellious, Poignant, Reverent, Dramatic, Uncompromising, Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Rousing, Freewheeling, Rambunctious, Searching, Yearning, Warm, Nostalgic, Swaggering, Melancholy, Earnest, Intimate, Restrained, Autumnal, Provocative
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| Instrument |
Guitar, Songwriter, Vocals
|
| Instrument (text) |
Guitar, Fiddle, Vocals
|
| Record Label |
Capitol, MCA, Epic, Curb, Anti-, Vanguard
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| Associated Acts |
The Strangers, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Buck Owens, George Jones, Ray Price, Johnny Paycheck, Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, Wynn Stewart, Ernest Tubb, Jimmy Dickens, Liz Anderson, Leona Williams, Marty Stuart, Toby Keith, The Buckaroos, Don Henley
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
United Talent Agency
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| Official Websites |
www.merlehaggard.com, http://www.merlehaggard.com/, www.nndb.com/people/975/000023906/, www.biography.com/people/merle-haggard-9542118, www.facebook.com/merlehaggard, http://merlehaggard.com
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| Father |
James Francis Haggard
|
| Mother |
Flossie Mae Haggard
|
Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield sound. With a career spanning over five decades, Haggard had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart.
