Images: Merle Haggard, 1937-2016
See images of Country music legend Merle Haggard through the years. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
In this June 28, 2015 file photo, Merle Haggard performs on Day 3 of the 2015 Big Barrel Country Music Festival at The Woodlands on Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Dover, Del. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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In this Jan. 26, 2014 file photo, Merle Haggard arrives at the 56th annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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This Jan. 24, 2014 file photo shows country singer Merle Haggard during a rehearsal for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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In this Dec. 2, 2014 file photo, Merle Haggard accepts the "Artist of a Lifetime" award during the CMT Artist of the Year Awards in Nashville, Tenn.Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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In this April 24, 2015 file photo, Merle Haggard performs during the 2015 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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In this April 6, 2014 file photo, Merle Haggard accepts the crystal milestone award at the 49th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas.Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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In this Oct. 2, 2007 file photo, Merle Haggard poses at his ranch at Palo Cedro, Calif. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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In this Oct. 10, 1983 file photo, Merle Haggard performs at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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In this May 28, 2003 file photo, country music legend Merle Haggard smiles during a news conference at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington where he and his sister Lillian Haggard Hoge donated belongings taken on their family's Dust Bowl-era move from Oklahoma to California on Route 66. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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In this Oct. 8, 1977 file photo, Merle Haggard performs at the Country Music Association Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Haggard died of pneumonia, Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Palo Cedro, Calif. He was 79.
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