One year ago Thursday (4-6), on Merle Haggard’s 79th birthday, the country music legend passed away surrounded by close family on his ranch in California. Merle Haggard left a mark on country music that was unparalleled, and his death still leaves a gaping hole in the hearts of many country music fans.
Adam Lee, Alaska & Madi, Ben Haggard, Big Little Lions, Billie Gant, Blake Turner, Bo Phillips, Chris Acker and the Growing Boys, Don White, Hagfest, Haggard Boxcar Festival, Harley Hamm, Heath Wright and The Hangmen, James Carothers, Jim Paul Blair, Joe's Truck Stop, Johnny Owens & The Buck Fever Band, Josh Morningstar, Maria Carrelli, Merle Haggard, Monica Taylor, Noel Haggard, Pat Hu & The Kentucky River Ramblers, Southgate House Revival, straw boss, The Harold Kennedy Trio, The Strangers, Thorn County