Merle Haggard

USA

Born: 06 April 1937

Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000

Genres: Country

Styles: Traditional Country, Honky Tonk, Bakersfield Sound, Western Swing Revival, Western Swing

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As a performer and a songwriter, Merle Haggard was the most important country artist to emerge in the 1960s, and he became one of the leading figures of the Bakersfield country scene in the '60s. While his music remained hardcore country, he pushed the boundaries of the music quite far. Like his idol, Bob Wills, his music was a melting pot that drew from all forms of traditional American music -- country, jazz, blues, and folk -- and in the process, developed a distinctive style of his own. As a performer, singer, and musician, he was one of th...

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