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1937 – 2016Merle Haggard (1937-2016)Died 6 April 2016, aged 79Haggard was an American country music singer and songwriter known for hits including "Okie from Muskogee" and "Mama Tried." He was a leading figure of the Bakersfield sound and a Country Music Hall of Fame inductee. He died on his 79th birthday.