Merle Haggard Dead at 79

Taste of Country ^ | 4/6/16 | Sterling Whitaker

[SoFloFreeper]

Merle Haggard has died after a series of recent health struggles. The legendary singer passed away on April 6, 2016, which was also his 79th birthday.

Haggard canceled tour dates in December of 2015 after he checked into a hospital and learned he had double pneumonia.

[SoFloFreeper]

The fightin' side of me.

RIP, MH.

[OttawaFreeper]

RIP Merle. Loved all of your music (including “Okie from Muskogee”) during my days in university while my peers were spaced out on grunge and Led Zeppelin and alternative.

[rjsimmon]

The Day the Music Died, again.

RIP Merle. Momma tried.

[sparklite2]

Merle was looking haggard for years.
I loved his earlier stuff, the latter not so much
In concert, he was either stoned or just dismissive of the audience. As for Oakie from Muskogee, Merle later said he wrote it to make fun of unhip.

[Lisbon1940]

Are the Good Times Really Over for Good?

With no kind of chance for the flag or the Liberty Bell.

[kjam22]

One of the all time best country singing voices....

[Man from Oz]

I listened to an interview he gave on Sirius XM radio (Willie’s Roadhouse) earlier this year when he was initially hospitalized for pneumonia.

He didn’t sound good then.

All of the old country is passing.

RIP MH.

MFO

[fella]

The Hagg is gone. Are The Good Times Really Over For Good.

[beaversmom]

I don’t know a whole lot by Merle Haggard, but this is one of my faves that he sings on with Willie Nelson. It makes a great road trip song so I played it for my kids the other night as we were heading back from Southern, CO. RIP.

“Pancho and Lefty” - Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdmxszsDM8

[NRx]

Sad. May his memory be eternal.

[Vendome]

The Good Times are Really Over for Good...

[US_MilitaryRules]

RIP Merle.

[Lurking Libertarian]

As for Oakie from Muskogee, Merle later said he wrote it to make fun of unhip.

Merle once said that Muskogee was the only place he didn't smoke marijuana.

[TangledUpInBlue]

How does one get double pneumonia?

[MHGinTN]

‘Some happy lady’s most wanted man’ has gone home.

[napscoordinator]

Dang. Dies on his birthday. Well he gets the gift of Christ.

[crz]

Silver Wings,
Rainbow Stew.

And all the good ones are leaving us.

[Stepan12]

A great song. If memory helps me, I think Country Music was more popular than rock music.

[Vaquero]

The Grateful Dead Tried too

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MP4gy0TBDfU

[Revelation 911]

I was just watching a you tube of him a few weeks back - I had been watching Buck Owens vids and Merle was doing impressions of other Country singers....pretty neat. Great voice - Ive enjoyed his music

I hate to say it - but Willie is looking tired too