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First NameMerleMiddle NameRonaldLast NameHaggardFull Name at BirthMerle Ronald HaggardAlternative NameOkie From Muskogee, Hag, Mighty Merle, Merle Ronald Haggard, Merle Haggard, The Poet of the Common Man, The Hag, "The Hag"Birthday6th April, 1937BirthplaceBakersfield, California, USADied6th April, 2016Place of DeathRedding, California, USACause of Death(double Pneumonia)BuriedHaggard Family Ranch Cemetery, Palo Cedro, Shasta County, California, USAHeight5' 9" (175 cm)BuildAverageEye ColorBlueHair ColorBrown - DarkZodiac SignAriesSexualityStraightEthnicityWhiteNationalityAmericanOccupation TextCountry and Western songwriter, singer, guitarist, fiddler, and instrumentalistOccupationCountry MusicianClaim to FameBranded Man (1967)Music Genre (Text)Country, Western, Outlaw Country, Bakersfield SoundMusic GenreCountryYear(s) Active1963–present, 1963–2016Music StyleTraditional Country, Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound, Western Swing Revival, FiddleMusic MoodRebellious, Poignant, Reverent, Dramatic, Uncompromising, Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Rousing, Freewheeling, Rambunctious, Searching, Yearning, Warm, Nostalgic, Swaggering, Melancholy, Earnest, Intimate, Restrained, Autumnal, ProvocativeInstrumentGuitar, Songwriter, VocalsInstrument (text)Guitar, Fiddle, VocalsRecord LabelCapitol, MCA, Epic, Curb, Anti-, VanguardAssociated ActsThe Strangers, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Buck Owens, George Jones, Ray Price, Johnny Paycheck, Glen Campbell, Charley Pride, Wynn Stewart, Ernest Tubb, Jimmy Dickens, Liz Anderson, Leona Williams, Marty Stuart, Toby Keith, The Buckaroos, Don HenleyTalent Agency (e.g. Modelling)United Talent AgencyOfficial WebsitesFatherJames Francis HaggardMotherFlossie Mae Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler.