ray4410 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 the okie from Muskogee is going home,thanks for the great music over so many years,great voice not a bad guitar picker either,rip merle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surprisetech Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Merle Haggard has left a huge footprint behind. Often hear him listed by other artists as an inspiration or influence. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyse1 Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 (edited) merle Haggard went to visit Johnny Cash in hospital and JC said "you know people think i had the life you had" a reference to Merle Haggard being in jail as a juvinile delinquent and was actually in the audience when JC played at San Quentin Prison whereas JC had only ever been in overnight Edited April 7, 2016 by keyse1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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