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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images For examples of how Bonnie Owens shaped not just the Bakersfield Sound but country music as a whole, look no further than the positive impact she had on the songs, recordings and stage performances of Merle Haggard. Throughout her marriage to Haggard (1965-1978), Owens jotted down --and helped smooth out-- early drafts for an untold […] The post Bonnie Owens Fine-Tuned Merle Haggard's Quintessential Sound Beyond the Stage and Studio appeared first on

On a 707 airplane flying from Phoenix to Los Angeles, Merle Haggard wrote one of the most heartbreaking songs in his discography— “Silver Wings.”

Described by Merle Haggard as a song about people who were not being noticed, ‘Okie From Muskogee’ still speaks to the modern-day world.

While being treated for pneumonia, Merle Haggard continued writing songs from his hospital bed, including the final one he recorded.

Merle Haggard once told a New York columnist that the emotions and moods he had in his life just naturally came out in his songwriting. He said that if everybody could write songs, they would cover the very same emotions he did.

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The country music industry lost someone very special when legendary singer, Merle Haggard, passed away at the age of 79 on his 79th birthday. Most people know him because of his huge success as a country musician. Merle Haggard songs are wildly popular such as “Today I Started Loving You Again,” “Mama Tried,” and, of ... Read more

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Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton were good friends for decades, all the way until Merle's passing in 2016. But, Merle always felt much more for Dolly than your typical friendship, and was pretty taken by her for most of the time they new each other. Merle was married five times, but his marriage to his last wife, Theresa