Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American countr… Read Full Bio ↴Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to the prevailing anti-Vietnam War sentiment of much popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.
He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016 — his 79th birthday — at his ranch in Shasta County, California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.
Haggard's last recording, a song called "Kern River Blues", described his departure from Bakersfield in the late 1970s and his displeasure with politicians. The song was recorded February 9, 2016, and features his son Ben on guitar. This record was released on May 12, 2016.
Haggard endorsed Fender guitars and had a Custom Artist signature model Telecaster. The guitar is a modified Telecaster Thinline with laminated top of figured maple, set neck with deep carved heel, birdseye maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets, ivoroid pickguard and binding, gold hardware, abalone Tuff Dog Tele peghead inlay, 2-Colour Sunburst finish, and a pair of Fender Texas Special Tele single-coil pickups with custom-wired 4-way pickup switching. He also played six-string acoustic models. In 2001, C. F. Martin & Company introduced a limited edition Merle Haggard Signature Edition 000-28SMH acoustic guitar available with or without factory-installed electronics.
Haggard was born in Oildale, California, during the Great Depression. His childhood was troubled after the death of his father, and he was incarcerated several times in his youth. After being released from San Quentin State Prison in 1960, he managed to turn his life around and launch a successful country music career. He gained popularity with his songs about the working class that occasionally contained themes contrary to the prevailing anti-Vietnam War sentiment of much popular music of the time. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, he had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard continued to release successful albums into the 2000s.
He received many honors and awards for his music, including a Kennedy Center Honor (2010), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006), a BMI Icon Award (2006), and induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (1977), Country Music Hall of Fame (1994) and Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (1997). He died on April 6, 2016 — his 79th birthday — at his ranch in Shasta County, California, having recently suffered from double pneumonia.
Haggard's last recording, a song called "Kern River Blues", described his departure from Bakersfield in the late 1970s and his displeasure with politicians. The song was recorded February 9, 2016, and features his son Ben on guitar. This record was released on May 12, 2016.
Haggard endorsed Fender guitars and had a Custom Artist signature model Telecaster. The guitar is a modified Telecaster Thinline with laminated top of figured maple, set neck with deep carved heel, birdseye maple fingerboard with 22 jumbo frets, ivoroid pickguard and binding, gold hardware, abalone Tuff Dog Tele peghead inlay, 2-Colour Sunburst finish, and a pair of Fender Texas Special Tele single-coil pickups with custom-wired 4-way pickup switching. He also played six-string acoustic models. In 2001, C. F. Martin & Company introduced a limited edition Merle Haggard Signature Edition 000-28SMH acoustic guitar available with or without factory-installed electronics.
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Just Between the Two of Us
Bonnie Owens & Merle Haggard Lyrics
A House Without Love Is Not a Home [ Both ] For years we both have lived on pride…
Forever and Ever Forever and ever I'll love you I swear by the stars…
I Wanta Live Again We stopped living when our love died And I wanta live…
I'll Take A Chance If you don't want to run around if you wanna…
Just Between The Two Of Us Just between the two of us, we know our love…
Our Hearts Are Holding Hands We're far apart but our hearts're holding hands It's lonely…
Slowly But Surely Slowly but surely I'm falling in love falling in love…
Stranger In My Arms I don't thrill you like I used to do, there's…
That Makes Two Of Us [Merle] Far to sense you'd up and leave that's what you…
Too Used to Being With You TOO USED TO BEING WITH YOU WITH BONNIE OWENS (Jack Rhodes -…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by Bonnie Owens:
A House Without Love Is Not A Home [ Both ] For years we both have lived on pride…
Forever And Ever Forever and ever I'll love you I swear by the stars…
I Wanta Live Again We stopped living when our love died And I wanta live…
I'll Take A Chance [ Bonnie and Merle ] If you don't want to run…
Just Between The Two Of Us Just between the two of us, we know our love…
Our Hearts Are Holding Hands We're far apart but our hearts're holding hands It's lone…
Slowly But Surely Slowly but surely I'm falling in love falling in love…
Stranger In My Arms I don't thrill you like I used to do, there's…
That Makes Two Of Us [Merle] Far to sense you'd up and leave that's what you…
Too Used To Being With You TOO USED TO BEING WITH YOU WITH BONNIE OWENS (Jack Rhodes -…
We also have lyrics for these tracks by Merle Haggard:
A House Without Love Is Not A Home For years we both have lived on pride, dear And we…
Forever and Ever Forever and ever I'll love you I swear by the stars…
I Wanta Live Again We stopped living when our love died And I wanta live…
I'll Take a Chance [ Bonnie and Merle ] If you don't want to run…
Just Between the Two of Us Just between the two of us, we know our love…
Our Hearts Are Holding Hands We're far apart but our hearts're holding hands It's lone…
Slowly But Surely Slowly but surely I'm falling in love falling in love…
Stranger in My Arms I don't thrill you like I used to do, there's…
That Makes Two of Us [Merle] Far to sense you'd up and leave that's what you…
Too Used to Being With You TOO USED TO BEING WITH YOU WITH BONNIE OWENS (Jack Rhodes -…