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Merle Haggard Biography

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band the Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the twang of Fender Telecaster and the unique mix with the traditional country steel guitar sound, new vocal harmony styles in which the words are minimal, and a rough edge not heard on the more polished Nashville sound recordings of the same era.

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There are so many conditions to programming in America, where it's dominated by these people that own 800 radio stations that have no idea who to play and who not to play, and they listen to somebody or read somebody else's programming sheet and go by Buck Owens' opinion or something. Eight hundred stations are controlled by some guy that doesn't have a clue as to what to do about music.

800, Guy, Music, Opinion, People, Play

Women are God's last creation. You suppose he's saying, "What should I do to follow this?" Well, it's really a head -scratcher. I think women are absolutely wonderful. I think this world is going to be governed by women.

Follow, Governed, Thinking, Wonderful, World

Read about some squirrelly guy who claims that he just don't believe in fighting, and I wonder how long the rest of us can count on being free.

Believe, Fighting, Long, Read, Song

I think we have to have capital punishment, I think there has to be something to contain certain people. Those deterrents I think are necessary, especially in prison. You can threaten people for just so long, but they can flip you off and do what they want to; but not if they have to die. I hate it, though, the thought of the death penalty is terrible, but it's completely necessary.

Hate, Long, Necessary, Punishment, Thinking

When I grew up there wasn't air-conditioning or anything of that nature, and this old car had a wall thickness of about ten inches. So we had a little warmer house in the winter and a little cooler in the summer.

Cooler, Inches, Summer, Wall, Warmer, Winter

Despite of all my Sunday learnin', toward the bad I kept turning.

Bad, Despite, Evil, Kept, Sunday, Turning

Everybody likes Johnny Cash. I think the sad part of it is his health is givin' him problems.

Cash, Likes, Think, Thinking

Willie Nelson's the one who told me the reason it costs so much to get divorced is because it's worth it.

Cost, Divorced, Reason, Told, Worth

The Captain just gave us our orders, and Mom we must carry them through. I'll finish this letter first chance I get, but for now I'll just say I love you.

Captain, Carry, Love You, Mom, Order, Say

I'll tell you what the public likes more than anything, it's the most rare commodity in the world - honesty.

Honesty, Likes, Rare, Tell, World

A house without love ain't a home.

Home, House, Love, Without Love

Back when the country was strong, back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along.

Back, Country, Elvis, Strong, War

We're turning into the society that is accepting the force-feed. I don't quite understand why we're going for the things we're going for. There's no process of elimination anymore in music. They have these grooming schools, these things, and they're turning out these clones, and the music is sounding so refined that it's not even interesting.

Accepting, Anymore, Grooming, Interesting, School

I just follow my nose, and instead of letting someone run my affairs and probably make me wealthy within a matter of years, I've just kept the board of directors down to zero. I make all the decisions, and they can't all be right, and my lifestyle is very expensive, so that means I have to work a lot. It's the opposite side of the coin from sinking back into the recliner and becoming somebody they bury.

Board, Decision, Down, Matter, Mean, Running

At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?

Age, Bread, Buy, Half, Loaf

The one true friend I thought I'd found, tonight the bottle let me down.

Bottles, Down, Found, Friendship, True, True Friend

The turn I made was not the one I planned. And I watched my social standing slip away from me, while I watched the bottle slowly take command.

Alcohol, Away, Bottles, Drug, Slowly, Take

The guitar's not all that expensive either, when you compare it to gettin' a toothpulled or something.

Compare, Expensive, Gettin, Guitar

I don't think there's ever been a friendly divorce.

Divorce, Friendly, Think, Thinking

Running down on a way of life our fighting men have fought and died to keep. If you don't love it, leave it.

Fighting, Fought, Keep, Love, Men, Running

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