Merle Haggard Songs

Welcome to this Merle Haggard songs page. Here you'll find several completed tutorials, video clips and some Merle Haggard biography information that I hope is useful.

Merle Haggard is still actively performing at the age of 71 (in 2008) with 45 years entertaining the public.

He lost his dad when he was 9 years old and started getting in trouble, finally serving in a detention by age 13.

Merle Haggard Songs

Lefty Frizzell gave Merle his first chance to perform on stage, but it was later, when he was serving some time in San Quintin Prison, when he saw Johnny Cash on 3 occassions, that he began to take his musical ability seriously.

Merle lives in Bakersfield CA with his 5th wife. He had four children from his first marriage and two from his current marriage.

Haggard lives in Oildale CA in a boxcar that was converted into a home and is still actively performing at the age of 71 (in 2008) with 45 years entertaining the public.

Govenor Ronald Regan (at that time) officially granted Merle Haggard a pardon.

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