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Country music legend Merle Haggard dies at 79

Apr 6, 2016 | 12:14 PM

Country music legend Merle Haggard has died.
 
Today marks his 79th birthday.
 
Haggard was inducted into  the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.

“Okie from Muskogie” was a big hit in 1969, and he had several others.
 

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