Merle Haggard
1 archived appearance · 1997
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Merle Haggard (1937–2016) was a country music singer-songwriter and musician recognized as one of the genre's most influential artists, known for his distinctive Bakersfield sound and deeply personal songwriting. As a guest on Art Bell's programs, the Country Music Hall of Famer brought his unvarnished storytelling and authenticity to conversations that revealed the depth of one of America's greatest musical voices.
On the air with Art · 1
Sep 2, 1997 · 3h 6m
Merle Haggard Interview
Art Bell sits down with country music legend Merle Haggard for a freewheeling conversation that ranges from Princess Diana's death to UFO sightings, prison reform, and the changing American landscape. Haggard recounts his troubled youth, from riding freight trains at age eleven to landing in San Quentin at nineteen,...
