Country music legend Merle Haggard dies at 79

The Washington Post 2016-04-07

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Country music giant Merle Haggard died April 6, his birthday, at the age of 79. His stripped-down sound and gritty lyrics, often pulling from real-life experiences, would become influential and later known as the "Bakersfield sound."
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