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		<title>From vinyl to CDs</title>
		<link>http://merlehaggard.com/2009/01/from-vinyl-to-cds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From vinyl to CDs, the country music legend keeps on singin&#8217; Article by Karen Cotton &#8211; 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&#8217;s music &#8211; songs that tell the story of his life &#8211; has influenced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merle Haggard on Barack Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Country Music Hall of Fame member Merle Haggard was among the millions who tuned in Tuesday to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation’s first African American president.]]></description>
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		<title>Merle Haggard Doing &#8216;Better Every Day&#8217; After Lung Cancer Surgery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story by: Elleen Finan &#8211; People &#8211; January 21, 2009 05:30 PM EST Just two months after undergoing lung cancer surgery, Merle Haggard says he&#8217;s back in business. &#8220;I&#8217;m doing real well – a little better every day,&#8221; the country legend tells PEOPLE. &#8220;I have a little bicycle in the back room I&#8217;m starting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haggard pens new song in honor of Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story by: The Bakersfield Californian &#8211; 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 and was recording it Tuesday, according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Song</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[" 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. ]]></description>
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		<title>Merle Haggard comes to Cheyenne</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s extensive discography that dates back to 1965 to figure out why he&#8217;s a country legend. A few of his 40 number one hits include: &#8220;Branded Man,&#8221; &#8220;Mama Tried,&#8221; &#8220;Okie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merle Haggard beats lung cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Reuters) &#8211; 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 &#8220;the greatest test of my fortitude,&#8221; he said on Wednesday that he expects to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MERLE HAGGARD BACK HOME</title>
		<link>http://merlehaggard.com/2008/11/merle-haggard-back-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 cancer, which has a far better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter From the Haggard&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://merlehaggard.com/2008/11/letter-from-the-haggards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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, support, care, concern, and most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merle is The Main Man</title>
		<link>http://merlehaggard.com/2008/08/merle-is-the-main-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:45:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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!]]></description>
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