Hosted by CMT's Cody Alan and Katie Cook, the 30-minute special will feature never-before-seen footage and interviews, vintage performance clips and commentary from Haggard himself as well as some of country music's biggest stars, including Miranda
PALO CEDRO, Calif. — Merle Haggard, the grizzled country music legend whose songs such as “Okie from Muskogee” and “Fightin' Side of Me” made him a voice for the workingman and the outsider, has died. He was 79. Haggard died Wednesday, his
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File). FILE – In this May 28, 2003 file photo, country music legend Merle Haggard smiles during a news conference at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington where he and his sister Lillian Haggard
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File). FILE – In this May 28, 2003 file photo, country music legend Merle Haggard smiles during a news conference at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington where he and his sister Lillian Haggard
Country music legend Merle Haggard died on Wednesday — his 79th birthday. He'd been fighting various health problems for a long time, but he kept on performing and releasing new albums. Facebook; Twitter. Google+. Email