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Merle Haggard may have been sick the last few months of his life battling the pneumonia that finally felled him. But he also spent time recording a few songs with “Kern River Blues” slated to be out on Thursday on SiriusXM channel’s Willie’s Roadhouse. While sick, The Hag was hospitalized …

Country music legend Merle Haggard, who was known for hits like “Okie From Muskogee” and “Mama Tried,” died on his 79th birthday. Haggard’s manager, Frank Mull, said the country icon died in Palo Cedro, California, of pneumonia that he had been battling for months. He had kept up an ambitious …

Merle Haggard spent 11 days in the hospital in December and canceled a number of tour dates after he was diagnosed with the deadly lung condition. Haggard then sparked further fears for his health last week when he called off another show. Two dates in New Mexico over the weekend …

Country icon Merle Haggard has been forced to canceled an upcoming performance  on January 30 due to health issues. In December, Haggard canceled tour dates after he checked himself into a hospital and learned he had double pneumonia. In an interview later with Willie’s Roadhouse on Sirius XM, he admitted to …