The Iconic Merle Haggard dies at 79

Merle Haggard, one of the legendary figures of country music, died Wednesday (April 6) on his birthday, at age (79) from complications of pneumonia. Merle scored 38 Billboard No. 1 hits, won the Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year honor in 1970 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.

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