Remembering the hits that made Merle Haggard a country music giant

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Country music icon Merle Haggard passed away on his 79th birthday, after a lengthy battle with double pneumonia. Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994 and won two Grammy Awards. He is survived by his wife Theresa Ann Lane and six children.

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