As per our current Database, Merle Haggard has been died on Apr 6, 2016 (age 79).
When Merle Haggard die, Merle Haggard was 79 years old.
| Popular As | Merle Haggard |
| Occupation | Country Singer |
| Age | 79 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | April 6, 1937 (Oildale, CA) |
| Birthday | April 6 |
| Town/City | Oildale, CA |
| Nationality | CA |
Merle Haggard’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Merle Haggard was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Country singer of "Okie From Muskogee" who was the leader of the band The Strangers. He was a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee in 1994.
His family moved west because their farm burned down during the Great Depression. As a young man, Haggard got into legal trouble for minor offenses like theft.
He was honored with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2010.
He was married five times: first to Leona Hobbs in 1956, then to Bonnie Owens in 1968, then to Leona Williams in 1978, then to Debbie Parret on in 1985, and then to Theresa Ann Lane on September 11, 1993.
Kris Kristofferson once performed for Haggard in Washington D.C.
