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Merle Haggard

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Real name
Merle Ronald Haggard
Born
April 6, 1937
Died
April 6, 2016
Country
United States
IPI
00013174815 167 works
13174815 1 work
00060245900 1 work
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Country music singer, guitarist, fiddler and songwriter and one of the most important country artists to emerge in the 1960s
Family
Bonnie Owens Wife (1965-1978)
Leona Williams [US1] Spouse (1978-1984)
Ben Haggard Son
Jenessa Haggard Daughter
Marty Haggard Son
Buddy Alan Stepson (1965-1978)
Theresa Haggard Spouse (1993-2016)
Kelli Haggard Daughter
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Hag Records, Inc.   owner of
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Songs written by Merle Haggard

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
All I Want to Do Is Sing My Song Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers Merle Haggard May 11, 1984 Covered by (2 artists)
All of Me Belongs to You Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Dick Curless REL August 2, 1966 Covered by (9 artists)
Always Wanting You Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 26, 1974 Covered by (3 artists)
Am I Standing in Your Way Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 1976 Unverified
A Place to Fall Apart Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers Merle Haggard with Janie Fricke May 11, 1984 Covered by (4 artists)
Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver) Merle Haggard Merle Haggard July 9, 1981 Covered by (6 artists)
A Shoulder to Cry On Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 19, 1971 Covered by Charley Pride
A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today Merle Haggard Merle Haggard November 11, 1975 Covered by (3 artists)
Back to the Barrooms Again Merle Haggard, Dave Kirby Merle Haggard October 1980 Covered by (3 artists)
Because of Your Eyes Merle Haggard Merle Haggard September 30, 2003 Covered by Bonnie Prince Billy
Because You Can't Be Mine Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 21, 1967 Covered by Bettye Swann
Big City Merle Haggard, Dean Holloway Merle Haggard July 9, 1981 Covered by (12 artists)
Big Time Annie's Square Merle Haggard Merle Haggard April 12, 1971 Covered by Mati Nuude
Billy Overcame His Size Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 10, 1969 Covered by The Rangers
Bobby Wants a Puppy Dog for Christmas Merle Haggard Merle Haggard January 17, 1973 Covered by The Wiggles
Bottle Let Me Down Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 28, 1966 Covered by (59 artists)
Branded Man Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 10, 1967 Covered by (17 artists)
Can't Break the Habit Merle Haggard, Leona Williams [US1] Leona Williams REC, Merle Haggard REL November 24, 1978 Covered by Richie Allbright
Chill Factor Merle Haggard Merle Haggard November 11, 1987 Unverified
Crazy Moon Merle Haggard, Max D. Barnes Merle Haggard October 10, 2000 Covered by (4 artists)
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 30, 1971 Covered by (43 artists)
Don't Give Up on Me Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers March 6, 1974 Covered by (6 artists)
Don't Sing Me No Songs About Texas Merle Haggard, Leona Williams [US1] Moe Bandy with Merle Haggard June 1983 Covered by (2 artists)
Driftwood Merle Haggard Merle Haggard May 14, 1979 Unverified
Drink Up and Be Somebody Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers March 4, 1967 Covered by JP Harris & The Tough Choices
Everybody's Had the Blues Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers March 24, 1973 Covered by (7 artists)
Every Fool Has a Rainbow Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 9, 1968 Covered by (6 artists)
Farmer's Daughter Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 9, 1970 Covered by (8 artists)
Footlights Merle Haggard Merle Haggard August 1978 Covered by (6 artists)
Going Where the Lonely Go Merle Haggard, Dean Holloway Merle Haggard June 22, 1982 Covered by (7 artists)
Good Old American Guest Merle Haggard Johnny Cash REC, Merle Haggard REL January 28, 1981 Covered by Paul Adkins
Grandma Harp Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 18, 1971 Covered by The Hit Co. (Planet Music Studio Artists)
Haggard (Like I've Never Been Before) Merle Haggard, Doug Colosio Merle Haggard September 30, 2003 Covered by Bonnie Prince Billy
Here in Frisco Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers March 1974 Covered by (3 artists)
Holding Things Together Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers March 4, 1974 Covered by (10 artists)
Honky Tonk Night Time Man Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers October 23, 1973 Covered by (12 artists)
House of Memories Merle Haggard Buck Owens and His Buckaroos REC, Merle Haggard and The Strangers REL February 15, 1966 Covered by (5 artists)
How Did You Find Me Here Merle Haggard Merle Haggard April 20, 2010 Covered by k.d. lang
Hungry Eyes Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 9, 1968 Covered by (32 artists)
Huntsville Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 9, 1971 Unverified
I Am What I Am Merle Haggard Merle Haggard April 20, 2010 Covered by Bonnie Prince Billy
I Can't Be Myself Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 14, 1970 Covered by (8 artists)
I Can't Hold Myself in Line Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 28, 1968 Covered by (6 artists)
I Can't Stand Me Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 28, 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
I Didn't Mean to Love You Merle Haggard, Red Lane Merle Haggard August 1978 Covered by Teea Goans
I'd Rather Be Gone Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Hank Williams, Jr. REL February 26, 1969 Covered by (4 artists)
If Anyone Ought to Know Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens Leona Williams November 10, 1975 Covered by (2 artists)
If I Had Left It Up to You Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 27, 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
I Forget You Everyday Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 27, 1972 Covered by (3 artists)
If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard Merle Haggard January 16, 1973 Covered by (46 artists)
If You Want to Be My Woman Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 2, 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
I Had a Beautiful Time Merle Haggard Charlie Walker 1977 Covered by Merle Haggard
I'll Leave the Bottle on the Bar Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 18, 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
I'm a White Boy Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers May 14, 1972 Covered by Billy Crash Craddock
I'm Looking for My Mind Merle Haggard Merle Haggard May 9, 1968 Covered by Larry Nix
Irma Jackson Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Tommy Cash REL November 8, 1969 Covered by (4 artists)
I Started Loving You Again Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens Merle Haggard and The Strangers February 1, 1968 Covered by (160 artists)
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 26, 1968 Covered by (17 artists)
I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 1980 Covered by (14 artists)
I Threw Away the Rose Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 16, 1966 Covered by (21 artists)
It's All in the Movies Merle Haggard, Kelli Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 22, 1975 Covered by Ronnie Dunn
It's Been a Great Afternoon Merle Haggard Merle Haggard June 15, 1978 Unverified
I've Got a Tender Heart Merle Haggard Merle Haggard November 6, 2001 Covered by Eleni Mandell
I've Got a Yearning Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 26, 1974 Covered by (4 artists)
I Wonder if They Ever Think of Me Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 5, 1972 Covered by Charlie Louvin
I Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Conway Twitty REL February 5, 1970 Covered by Erik Van Neygen
I Wonder Where I'll Find You at Tonight Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 1972 Covered by (4 artists)
Jesus, Take a Hold Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers March 23, 1970 Covered by (5 artists)
Kern River Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 22, 1984 Covered by (6 artists)
Leonard Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 1980 Covered by (2 artists)
Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers, Sheril Rodgers Merle Haggard October 3, 1983 Covered by (7 artists)
Life in Prison Merle Haggard, Jelly Sanders Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 2, 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
Life's Just Not the Way It Used to Be Merle Haggard Merle Haggard March 28, 1980 Covered by Anthony Wilson [US3]
Life's Like Poetry Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Lefty Frizzell REL September 17, 1974 Covered by Dolly Parton
Listening to the Wind Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 10, 2000 Covered by (3 artists)
Living with the Shades Pulled Down Merle Haggard, Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 28, 1975 Covered by (6 artists)
Looking for a place to fall apart Merle Haggard Johnny Paycheck Missing information
Look over Me Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers July 10, 1967 Covered by Clear Sound
Love and Honor Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Kenny Serratt and The Messengers REL January 17, 1973 Covered by (4 artists)
Love Me When You Can Merle Haggard Merle Haggard June 15, 1978 Covered by Nevada [AU]
Make Up and Faded Blue Jeans Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 1980 Covered by (3 artists)
Mama Tried Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers May 9, 1968 Covered by (83 artists)
More Than My Old Guitar Merle Haggard Merle Haggard November 6, 2001 Covered by Jorma Kaukonen
Movin' On Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 21, 1974 Covered by (17 artists)
My Favorite Memory Merle Haggard Merle Haggard July 1981 Covered by (6 artists)
My Life's Been Grand Merle Haggard, Gordon Terry Merle Haggard May 16, 1980 Covered by George Strait
My Own Kind of Hat Merle Haggard, Red Lane Merle Haggard August 1978 Covered by (3 artists)
My Past Is Present Wynn Stewart, Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 21, 1967 Covered by Larry Nix with Marty Haggard
My Ramona Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 21, 1967 Covered by Waylon Jennings
No More You and Me Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 1, 1966 Covered by Johnny Paycheck
No One to Sing for but the Band Merle Haggard Merle Haggard March 28, 1980 Covered by Alf Robertson
Okie from Muskogee Merle Haggard, Roy Edward Burris Merle Haggard and The Strangers July 17, 1969 Covered by (113 artists)
Old Man from the Mountain Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 30, 1974 Covered by (2 artists)
One Sweet Hello Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Ernest Tubb REL July 9, 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
Our Paths May Never Cross Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 1980 Covered by (2 artists)
Poor, Broke, Mixed Up Mess of a Heart Merle Haggard, Tommy Collins Tommy Collins March 23, 1966 Covered by (4 artists)
Rainbow Stew Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 26, 1980 Covered by (3 artists)
Ramblin' Fever Merle Haggard Merle Haggard February 25, 1977 Covered by (21 artists)
Reasons to Quit Merle Haggard Merle Haggard/Willie Nelson November 1982 Covered by (5 artists)
Red Bandana Merle Haggard Merle Haggard August 14, 1978 Covered by (4 artists)
Roses in the Winter Merle Haggard Merle Haggard August 1978 Covered by (3 artists)
Running Kind Merle Haggard Kenny Serratt and The Messengers July 1973 Covered by (10 artists)
Seashores of Old Mexico Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Hank Snow REL July 16, 1969 Covered by (9 artists)
September in Miami Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Ronnie Reno REL March 5, 1974 Covered by John Glenn and the Mainliners
Shelly's Winter Love Merle Haggard Dottie West July 1970 Covered by (19 artists)
Shopping for Dresses Merle Haggard, "Little" Jimmy Dickens Merle Haggard November 1982 Covered by (4 artists)
Silver Wings Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 9, 1968 Covered by (62 artists)
Sing Me Back Home Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers September 20, 1967 Covered by (80 artists)
Skidrow Merle Haggard Merle Haggard 1962 Covered by Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants
Solid as a Rock Merle Haggard, Max D. Barnes Merle Haggard 1993 Covered by George Jones & Tammy Wynette
Somebody Else You've Known Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers October 3, 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Someday We'll Look Back Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers May 12, 1971 Covered by Randy Travis
Someday When Things Are Good Merle Haggard, Leona Williams [US1] Merle Haggard March 29, 1983 Covered by (6 artists)
Some of Us Fly Merle Haggard Merle Haggard with Toby Keith October 25, 2005 Covered by Bonnie Prince Billy
Someone Told My Story Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers August 2, 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Sometimes I Dream Merle Haggard, Jenessa Haggard Merle Haggard June 26, 1990 Covered by Steve Young
Somewhere Between Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens Merle Haggard and The Strangers April 11, 1967 Covered by (38 artists)
Somewhere Down The Line Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers Merle Haggard May 1988 Missing information
Sweet Jesus Merle Haggard, Kenny Vernon Willie Nelson - Merle Haggard - Ray Price 2006 Covered by Oak Ridge Boys featuring Merle Haggard
Swinging Doors Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 1, 1965 Covered by (44 artists)
That's the News Merle Haggard Merle Haggard September 30, 2003 Covered by (2 artists)
The Bull and the Beaver Merle Haggard, Leona Williams [US1] Merle Haggard/Leona Williams February 14, 1978 Covered by Clay Cooper feat. Leona Williams
The Day the Rains Came Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 26, 1968 Covered by Bonnie Prince Billy
The Fightin' Side of Me Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers December 23, 1969 Covered by (37 artists)
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens Merle Haggard and The Strangers January 31, 1968 Covered by (8 artists)
The Longer You Wait Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers June 28, 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
The Sunny Side of My Life Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers REC, Tommy Collins REL February 2, 1968 Covered by (3 artists)
The Way It Was in '51 Merle Haggard Covered by (4 artists)
Things Aren't Funny Anymore Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers July 11, 1973 Covered by Tiny Moore
Trying Not to Love You Merle Haggard Ronnie Reno March 4, 1975 Covered by (3 artists)
Tulare Dust Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 9, 1970 Covered by Tom Russell
Turnin' Off a Memory Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 18, 1971 Covered by (4 artists)
Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 1, 1987 Covered by (5 artists)
Wake Up Merle Haggard Merle Haggard February 25, 1980 Covered by (4 artists)
Way Back in the Mountains Merle Haggard, Max D. Barnes Merle Haggard March 22, 1994 Covered by Burrito Deluxe
We're Strangers Again Merle Haggard, Leona Williams [US1] Merle Haggard & Leona Williams October 20, 1982 Covered by (2 artists)
What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life) Merle Haggard Merle Haggard 1983 Covered by (4 artists)
What I Hate Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 4, 2011 Covered by Bonnie Prince Billy
What's New in New York City Merle Haggard Merle Haggard March 22, 1994 Covered by (2 artists)
When the Feelin' Goes Away Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers November 9, 1970 Covered by Ricky Van Shelton
White Line Fever Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers October 10, 1969 Covered by (16 artists)
Wishing All These Old Things Were New Merle Haggard Merle Haggard October 10, 2000 Covered by Dr. Eugene Chadbourne
Workin' Man Blues Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers May 16, 1969 Covered by (73 artists)
You Don't Have Very Far to Go Merle Haggard, Red Simpson Merle Haggard January 29, 1964 Covered by (19 artists)
You'll Never Love Me Now Merle Haggard Merle Haggard and The Strangers May 7, 1968 Covered by Billie Jo Spears
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