Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard, the California singer-songwriter who went from solitary confinement in San Quentin's notorious “hole” to enshrinement in the Country Music Hall of Fame, is one of the most accomplished and complex stars in country music's history. Haggard's mixture of artistic sensitivity, outspoken socio-political conscience, and with a background of violence and criminality, was an unprecedented combination which produced some of the most moving and commercially successful (40 number one hits) country records of the late 20th century.
Born April 6, 1937 in a converted boxcar in Oildale, California (just across the Kern River from Bakersfield), Haggard grew up with a relatively stable family life, but after his father died suddenly in... Read More
- City Of Origin:
- Bakersfield, California, United States
- Genre:
- Country
- Birthdate:
- 04/06/1937
