So there is NO misunderstanding, let me testify, the power of the healing our Heavenly Father has bestowed upon me. In ’08 I was diagnosed with lung cancer. Most everyone knows that’s a death sentence! Not in my case! More recently I was diagnosed with a heart problem in...
From vinyl to CDs, the country music legend keeps on singin’ Article by Karen Cotton – Jan 25, 2009. Any fan of music knows the name Merle Haggard. Even the casual listener will hear echoes of Haggard on the radio today. Haggard’s music – songs that tell the story...
Story by: Elleen Finan – People – January 21, 2009 05:30 PM EST Just two months after undergoing lung cancer surgery, Merle Haggard says he’s back in business. “I’m doing real well – a little better every day,” the country legend tells PEOPLE. “I have a little bicycle in...
Story by: The Bakersfield Californian – Tuesday, Jan 20 2009 4:22 PM Country legend and Oildale favorite son Merle Haggard was so moved by the historic events unfolding in Washington this week that he wrote a song praising President Barack Obama. Haggard penned “Hopes Are High” late Sunday night...
" Some have referred to me as America's Poet of the common man". And I have written something that may be just right for the moment.
The country musician has collaborated with Willlie Nelson, George Jones and Conway Twitty. By Karen Cotton kcotton@wyomingnews.com All it takes is a glance at Merle Haggard’s extensive discography that dates back to 1965 to figure out why he’s a country legend. A few of his 40 number one hits...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Merle Haggard is not letting a bout with lung cancer get in the way of his ambitious touring and recording plans. Seven weeks after the 71-year-old country legend had a lemon-sized tumor removed in what he calls “the greatest test of my fortitude,” he said...
MERLE HAGGARD IS BACK HOME AFTER LUNG SURGERY; UPON WAKING UP POST-OP, MERLE OPENED HIS EYES, YODELED AND SMILED MERLE HAGGARD arrived home five days after having lung surgery in a Bakersfield hospital last Monday morning. It was discovered during a previous biopsy that he had non-small cell lung...
Dear Fans, Friends, Family, and Acquaintances Merle has undergone the removal of a cancerous growth in his right lung. Merle is recuperating from the surgery and doing better and better each day. I would like to personally thank all of you who took the time to send your love,...
MERLE HAGGARD TO HEADLINE THE 12th Annual Sturgis South Motorcycle Rally in front of an expected 40,000 plus bikers! The performance will be held in City Park, Sturgis. Merle will perform @ 8:00 PM. For more information go to www.sturgismsrally.com!
Chester Smith a dear and life long friend of Merle’s, past away on August 8, 2008. He was known for his hit song “Wait a little longer please Jesus” and “Holiday For Tears”. “Wait a little longer ” became an international hit in the pop field. He went on...
MERLE HAGGARD’S ‘THE BLUEGRASS SESSIONS’ OUT OCTOBER 2; FIRST BLUEGRASS ALBUM IN HAGGARD’S LEGENDARY CAREER FEATURES DUET WITH ALISON KRAUSS In a career spanning more than 40 years, country music legend MERLE HAGGARD has found a new direction to explore with THE BLUEGRASS SESSIONS, in stores October 2. HAGGARD’s...
MERLE HAGGARD GETS A NEW STREET FOR CHRISTMAS: MERLE HAGGARD DRIVE TO BE UNVEILED IN COUNTRY LEGEND’S BIRTHPLACE OILDALE, CA Country legend MERLE HAGGARD is being honored in his birthplace – Oildale, CA – with a stretch of road soon to be renamed in his honor. Earlier this week,...