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Merle Haggard

1937 - 2016

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Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) was an American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and fiddler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential figures in country music, he was a central pioneer of the Bakersfield sound. With a career spanning over five decades, Haggard had 38 number-one hits on the US country charts, several of which also made the Billboard all-genre singles chart. Haggard overcame a troubled childhood, criminal convictions and time in prison to launch a successful country music career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Merle Haggard is the 1,235th most popular singer (down from 1,089th in 2019), the 6,768th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,601st in 2019) and the 338th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Merle Haggard ranks 1,236 out of 4,381. Before him are Nas, Rika Zaraï, Little Walter, Chayanne, Anohni, Tina Charles, and Michèle Torr. After him are Elaine Paige, Billy Ocean, David Sylvian, Jenny Berggren, and Halima Nosirova.

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Among people born in 1937, Merle Haggard ranks 342. Before him are Bob Schul, José Sacristán, Peter Fleischmann, Lenny Wilkens, Renato Longo, and Linda Lavin. After him are Jack Nitzsche, Vasyl Durdynets, Jørgen Leth, Sergey Ling, Christina Schollin, and Joanna Russ. Among people deceased in 2016, Merle Haggard ranks 318. Before him are Martin Gray, Fritz Stern, Michel Déon, Susana Duijm, Eliseo Prado, and Georges Balandier. After him are Ad-Diba, Pedro de Felipe, Prince Buster, Néstor Gonçalves, Franco Faggi, and Adrienne Corri.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Merle Haggard ranks 6,770 out of 20,380. Before him are W. C. Handy (1873), Mike Mangini (1963), Nathaniel Palmer (1799), Mr. Lawrence (1969), John Starks (1965), and Linda Lavin (1937). After him are Jack Nitzsche (1937), Franchot Tone (1905), Walter Lang (1896), Fred Williamson (1938), Richard Lewis (1947), and Gregory Olsen (1945).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Merle Haggard ranks 338. Before him are Johnny Tillotson (1938), Tina Weymouth (1950), Sylvester (1947), Demi Lovato (1992), Nas (1973), and Little Walter (1930). After him are Tom Verlaine (1949), Lynn Anderson (1947), Emma Abbott (1850), Jim Reeves (1923), Bobby Helms (1933), and Bill Medley (1940).

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