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Watch Willie Nelson’s Flawless Rendition Of Merle Haggard’s “Today I Started Loving You Again” At The Hag’s 2010 Kennedy Center Honors Induction

Flawless. Back in 2010, Merle Haggard was part of the Kennedy Center Honors class, and of course, some of his fellow country ...
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Country music star Merle Haggard dies at 79; served time before going big time

Married five times, his second and third wives were stage and recording partners Bonnie Owens and Leona Williams.LOS ANGELES - Country legend Merle Haggard, often called "the Poet of the Common Man," ...
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On This Day in 1971, a Song About a Blind Dad and His Homeless Family Band Took Merle Haggard to the Top of the Country Charts for a 10th Time

Outlaw country legend Merle Haggard scored the 10th No. 1 hit of his career on Nov. 29, 1971, with "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man.)" ...