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	CMT.com : Merle Haggard : Biography
		Haggard was sentenced to a 15-year term and sent to San Quentin prison.
		Haggard's songwriting was beginning to blossom and audiences embraced his music, sending his "I Threw Away the Rose" to number three early in 1967, beginning a remarkable streak of 37 straight Top Ten hits, including 23 number one singles.
		Merle's chart fortunes began to change in 1985, as a new breed of singers began to dominate the chart.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/haggard_merle/bio.jhtml (2682 words)

	pot smoker of the month - Merle Haggard
		Haggard always said the hoopla was overplayed, claiming he intended the song as a kind of jest.
		Haggard has fought many battles in his life, but one that stands out is his fight to use the Strangers in the studio.
		Haggard remains an uncompromising artist whose work relies upon the honesty and purity of his vision, not the obligations of being a country star: "I don't like all of country music," he has said.
	www.cleartest.com /testinfo/merle_haggard.htm (1598 words)

	Merle Haggard -- Music By Merle Haggard & MP3 Downloads, CDs, DVDs - music.
		Haggard was sentenced to a 15 year term and sent to San Quentin prison.
		Haggard's songwriting was beginning to blossom and audiences embraced his music, sending his "I Threw Away the Rose" to number three early in 1937, beginning a remarkable streak of 37 straight Top Ten hits, including 23 number one singles.
		Nearly every one of the artists, from George Strait to Randy Travis, was greatly influenced by Haggard, but their idol's new singles now had a tough time reaching the top of the charts.
	www.music.cds.mp3s.00server.com /merle_haggard.htm (2490 words)

	Merle Haggard - Country Music - 1000 Great Guitar Sites on the Web
		Remarkably, Merle Haggard, alongside Elvis Costello and Willie Nelson, unlike many of their equally hard-living beloved contemporaries, remains in fine voice after all these years of profound musical contribution to a public in awe of its accessible heroes.
		Merle @ CountryStars.com If the question were asked, “Who forged the genre that is known today as ‘modern country music?’,” only a tiny group of country immortals could step forward to share the spotlight.
		Merle wasn’t in the delivery room on the morning country music was born; it simply seems like he was.
	www.guitarsite.com /MerleHaggard.htm (763 words)

	Merle Haggard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed "The Hag"; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, CA) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter.
		Haggard's parents moved from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression; at that time, much of the population of Bakersfield was made up of economic refugees from Oklahoma and surrounding states.
		In 1951, Haggard ran away to Texas with a friend but returned that same year and was arrested for truancy and petty larceny.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Merle_Haggard (1938 words)

	Merle Haggard - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Merle Haggard is wandering through a Holiday Inn in Denver, looking for a chiropractor.
		Haggard has been known to be evasive with the press, but today he seems unfazed by the questions.
		James and Flossie Haggard were among the half-million refugees who arrived in California in the 1930s searching for a respite from the ravages of the Dust Bowl.
	dir.salon.com /people/bc/2000/11/14/haggard/index.html (1226 words)

	Merle Haggard Guitar Tabs and Chords: 36 Free Tabs!
		Haggard's parents moved from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression; at that time, much of the population of Bakersfield was made up of economic refugees from Oklahoma and surrounding states.
		Haggard's father died when Merle was 9, and Merle began to rebel against his mother.
		Haggard's older brother gave him a guitar when Merle was 12, and he taught himself to play.
	www.guitarmasta.net /h/haggard,_merle (382 words)

	Merle Haggard for the record
		"Merle Haggard, to start with, is a good friend, a good singer, a good musician, and I like hanging out with him.
		With the release of Merle Haggard For The Record, the "Poet of the Common Man" has given his fans the most vibrant and comprehensive collection in his long and laurelled history.
		But Haggard has distinguished himself as a singer, a songwriter and a musician—and he has done it all with unimpeachable integrity.
	www.thatscountry.com /Artists/merle_haggard_for_the_record.htm (1213 words)

	Merle Haggard News
		The head of country troubadour Merle Haggard was gray with age, but his voice rang clear, strong and sweet as he treated a Royce Hall audience to songs from his wide-ranging repertoire aimed at the lovelorn...
		Merle Haggard performs for a sold-out Crystal Palace audience during the first of two shows in Bakersfield.
		Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard were appearing together on TV, reminiscing about their storied careers, when Cash recalled a concert he once gave...
	www.topix.net /who/merle-haggard (669 words)

	Merle Haggard - Free Music Downloads - MP3 Downloads - Download.com Music
		Without question Merle Haggard is among the finest songwriters to grace popular music (country or otherwise) in the last half decade.
		Within days of their initial meeting, Haggard and Stephens were recording together, revisiting the songs and striving to evoke the almost mythic atmosphere of Lefty's era.
		Haggard changed all that: "I hadn't finished my life until I done my tribute to Lefty," Haggard said, "he meant so much to me, and here's the guitar player who was a big a part of the sound that influenced me at the very beginning.
	music.download.com /merlehaggard/3600-8947_32-100043806.html (1042 words)

	PBS - American Roots Music : The Songs and the Artists - Merle Haggard
		In 1962, Merle was signed to a small local label, Tally Records and his 4th single for Tally, "(My Friends are Gonna Be) Strangers," reached Billboard's Top Ten and soon Haggard had his 1st major label deal with Capitol.
		Merle is a Grammy-winning member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
		At his concerts, Merle Haggard is as likely to perform his favorite songs from Jimmie Rodgers and Bob Wills as well as his own classics such as the politically charged, "Okie from Muskogee."
	www.pbs.org /americanrootsmusic/pbs_arm_saa_merlehaggard.html (272 words)

	www.merlehaggard.com/ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Merle Haggard and George Jones are scheduled to tape an episode of the new series, CMT Cross Country, on Wednesday (Aug. 9) in Nashville.
		Merle's collaboration with Toby Keith of the song 'Some Of Us Fly' is going to performed for the first time live on this show, the two recently recorded the song for Merle's upcoming new album due for release later this fall.
		Merle Haggard's 3rd Annual UFO Music Fest has been abducted, and will be landing at the Doc Stewart Park, adjacent to Cannon Air Force Base across Highway 60/84, six miles west of Clovis, NM on Sunday, July 3.
	www.merlehaggard.com /latest-news.html (8751 words)

	PIXELSURGEON \| Reviews \| Music \| Merle Haggard
		As he makes his way to age seventy, Merle Haggard is as hard as ever to classify.
		In typical Merle Haggard fashion, predictable partisanship is nowhere to be found.
		Haggard has finally earned, after four failed marriages and years of raising hell, something approaching contentment.
	www.pixelsurgeon.com /reviews/review.php?id=900 (667 words)

	Merle Haggard
		Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California) is an American country music singer and songwriter.
		Haggard's father died when he was nine, and Merle began to rebel against his mother, who put him in a juvenile detention center.
		Merle's older brother gave him a guitar when he was twelve, and he taught himself to play.
	www.artistopia.com /merle-haggard (1123 words)

	Merle Haggard : Rolling Stone
		Last year, after a decade-long label skirmish in which he was on the receiving end of some of the lowest industry brawling tactics, Merle Haggard released If I Could Only Fly, one of the finest albums of his career.
		Despite an apparent reserve of inspiration, Haggard's decision to strike an album of...
		One of country music's most gifted and prolific songwriters, Merle Haggard symbolizes the American workingman - dignified, downtrodden, and not unlikely to visit the neighborhood bar - of whom he often sings.
	www.rollingstone.com /artists/merlehaggard (198 words)

	Merle Haggard and Other Country Music Stars Are Available Thru Barber & Associates, Entertainment Broker & Corporate ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Merle wasn't in the delivery room on the morning country music was born; it simply seems like he was.
		Over the years Merle has become accepted as the bard of uncommon poems of the common workingman, anthems born with dirt under their fingernails.
		Merle Haggard's not just a legend with a PO Box in once-upon-a-time; he's a permanent condition of country music's soul.
	www.barberusa.com /country/haggard_merle.html (2467 words)

	www.merlehaggard.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Merle would like to thank you for all for the great interest and response there has been and really hopes that you enjoy the shows.
		Merle has some surprises that he is working on, the shows are completely uncensored and show Merle at his very best.
		Merle said that he would like to be able to give the webcast away for free, but costs for camera people, musicians, internet people and data transmission is quite a lot.
	www.merlehaggard.com (254 words)

	Merle Haggard
		With his lyrical eloquence on topics ranging from heartache to politics, Merle Haggard's broad footprint on country music is inescapable.
		Haggard also sang ''Working Man's Blues.'' No song Thursday was more political than his patriotic signature, ''Okie from Muskogee,'' which he ended the night on.
		Haggard stopped a short way into the song and encouraged more of the crowd to sing along.
	www.thanksforthemusic.com /events/haggard.html (225 words)

	Salon People \| Merle Haggard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Merle Haggard has given up on the idea of a sound check.
		Suddenly, Haggard is craning his neck, scanning the lanes of stationary cars.
		Haggard grew up in a converted boxcar outside Bakersfield, Calif. His parents were transplants from Oklahoma, like many who moved West during the Depression, but Merle was born in California.
	www.salon.com /people/feature/1999/11/15/haggard (1080 words)

	New Merle Haggard Tune Blasts US Media Coverage of Iraq War
		NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A new Merle Haggard song that's critical of the media's coverage of the war in Iraq is garnering so much attention that it's being rushed to thousands of radio stations around the country, a spokesman for the country singer said Thursday.
		Haggard sings, "Suddenly it's over, the war is finally done/Soldiers in the desert sand still clinging to a gun/No one is the winner and everyone must lose/Suddenly the war's over, that's the news."
		In an essay on Haggard's Web site, the singer writes, "I don't even know the Dixie Chicks, but I find it an insult for all men and women who fought and died in past wars when almost the majority of America jumped down their throats for voicing an opinion.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines03/0725-02.htm (702 words)

	Merle Haggard
		Fortunately, on this night, Haggard made it very clear he still enjoys what he's doing from the opening notes of "Silver Wings." "Swinging Doors," which followed, is from the very beginning of his career, but Haggard gave it a reading as spirited as if it were written that day.
		Haggard was one of the first country artists to record whole albums of single-worthy material instead of two-hits-and-some-filler, and it would have been nice to hear some surprises.
		Haggard often claimed the song was written as a joke, but he's always sung "Okie" without a trace of irony -- although he's usually prefaced it with subtle and not-so-subtle digs.
	www.rambles.net /haggard_live.html (603 words)

	Amazon.ca: Merle Haggard - the Lyrics: Books: Cusic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Merle Haggard is known as "the poet of the common man." His songs are some of the most important and influential in the history of country music, on par with the likes of those by Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams.
		Haggard's lyrics demonstrate why this acclaimed member of the Country Music Hall of Fame is a legend who will live forever.
		A must for any fans/followers of Merle Haggard, his life or his music.
	www.amazon.ca /Merle-Haggard-Lyrics-Cusic/dp/063403295X (331 words)

	NPR : Grammy Special: Merle Haggard
		Fresh Air from WHYY, February 3, 2006 · Country music legend Merle Haggard is set to receive a 2006 Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in a ceremony held the day before the Feb. 8 awards show.
		Haggard has been on the country music scene since the early 1960s.
		Haggard is already an inductee of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5187274 (176 words)

	Fender Players Club - Merle Haggard
		This remarkable songbook highlights nine honored artists (Chet Atkins, The Carter Family, Lester Flatt, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Rodgers, Hank Snow, Sons of the Pioneers, Merle Travis) who have been elected by their peers to the Country Music Hall of Fame.
		Merle Haggard: "I’ve always played a Tele and no matter how many times I try a different guitar, I always come back to a Tele.
		Merle: "Yes, but they were too much for me. I liked the simplicity of the Tele.
	www.fenderplayersclub.com /artists_lounge/hall_of_legends/haggard.htm (556 words)

	Amazon.com: 40 #1 Hits: Music: Merle Haggard,Clint Eastwood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		This is the first Merle Haggard collection (outside of the Down Every Road Box Set)that spans his biggest hit years with Capitol, MCA and Epic.
		Possessing a voice that was smooth as cream in his youth, Haggard's greatest strength ultimately lie in the breadth of his palette.
		Merle has always admitted to be heavily influenced by Lefty Frizzell and the similarity of styles is unmistakable, more to the credit of both men.
	www.amazon.com /40-1-Hits-Merle-Haggard/dp/B0001I2BWG (2026 words)

	Merle Haggard Discography Simplified
		Merle has also payed tribute to his fallen heroes like: Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Floyd Tillman, The Louvin Brothers and others.
		Merle has also written a biography entitled "My House Of Memories" which has received many great reviews over the years.
		The lyrics of Merle Haggard can be found in the song lists from various sources on the net in MP3 format.
	www.angelfire.com /stars4/anxietyfriend/merlehaggard.html (234 words)

	Okie From Muskogee
		MERLE HAGGARD'S PARENTS MIGRATED FROM THE OKLAHOMA DUST
		BY THE TIME MERLE HAGGARD WAS 21 YEAR-OLD, HE WAS AN INMATE IN SAN QUENTIN PRISON.
		JOHNNY CASH ENCOURAGED MERLE HAGGARD TO BE A SONG WRITER.
	www.homestead.com /deenotes/okie.html (276 words)

	Merle Haggard : Unforgettable Merle Haggard - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		As the '90s drew to a close, Merle Haggard left major labels behind, putting out a pair of excellent records on the punk label Epitaph before parting ways with them and releasing a politically charged album on an even smaller indie called Compendium, before quietly returning to his longtime home, Capitol, in 2004 with Unforgettable.
		Like that album, this is warm, relaxed and laid-back, impeccably performed, and pleasurable to hear.
		He may not reinvent these songs, but he sings them as if they were his own, making this a small, romantic gem for listeners who love Hag the singer as much as they love Hag the writer.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3107291,00.html (266 words)

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