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Celebrity2 years ago

Merle Haggard Merle Haggard performs on stage during the 2015 Stagecoach Festival at the EmpireClub on Friday, April 24, 2015, in Indio, Calif. (Paul A. Hebert | Invision | AP) Country music legend Merle Haggard is dead, his manager announced Wednesday. According to TMZ, Haggard died at his California home on his 79th birthday Wednesday after a recurring battle with double pneumonia. He was diagnosed with pneumonia last year and struggled to continue touring with Willie Nelson after spending 11 days in the hospital earlier this year. Haggard, who had more than 30 No. 1 hits from 1966 to 1987, released a joint album with Nelson, “Djano and Jimmie,” last year. Notable singles throughout his career included “Workin’ Man Blues,” “Okie from Muskogee,” “Things Aren’t Funny Anymore,” “Bar Room Buddies” (with Clint Eastwood), “Sing Me Back Home” and “Pancho and Lefty” (with Nelson). The singer-songwriter, who played guitar and fiddle, released more than 40 studio albums, focusing on themes of outlaws, blue-collar underdogs and American pride. He inspired generations of modern country artists, including Toby Keith, Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard founded the twangy Bakersfield Sound, a contrast to the more string-laden country records popular in Nashville, Tennessee, in the 1960s. Haggard was named Entertainer of the Year by the CMAs in 1970 and inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994. According to the Tennessean, he brought a 5-foot-long list of people he wanted to thank, beginning with his plumber, for his induction speech. He was also given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 and received Kennedy Center Honors in 2010. Haggard is survived by his wife, Theresa, whom he married in 1993, and six children.

Merle Haggard Merle Haggard performs on stage during the 2015 Stagecoach Festival at the EmpireClub on Friday, April 24, 2015, in Indio, Calif. (Paul A. Hebert...
Celebrity2 years ago

Merle Haggard dead: Country music legend dies on 79th birthday

Merle Haggard Merle Haggard performs on stage during the 2015 Stagecoach Festival at the EmpireClub on Friday, April 24, 2015, in Indio, Calif. (Paul A. Hebert...
Gist2 years ago

Nina Simone Net Worth

What was Nina Simone’s Net Worth? Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, arranger, pianist, and civil rights activist who had a web value of $5...
Gist2 years ago

Bonnie Raitt Net Worth

What Is Bonnie Raitt’s Net Worth? Bonnie Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist who has a internet value of $12 million. Raitt started releasing...
Gist2 years ago

Mickey Hart Net Worth

What Is Mickey Hart’s Net Worth? Mickey Hart is an American percussionist, musicologist, artist, and writer who has a internet price of $50 million. Hart performed...
Entertainment3 years ago

Portugese legend, Carlos do Carmo dies on New Year’s Day

Portuguese singer, Carlos do Carmo passed away on Friday. Carlos Do Carmo, 81, was known as the “Sinatra” of the soulful fado music. The deceased was...
Metro3 years ago

Legendary Mexican singer and composer, Armando Manzanero dies aged 85 after being hospitalized with COVID

Legendary Mexican singer and composer, Armando Manzanero died at the age of 85 after being hospitalized with COVID infection. The ballad singer was diagnosed with coronavirus...