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I probably wouldn't even be here now if it weren't for chiropractic

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Merle Haggard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 6
Died: 2016
Died: April 6
Country Musician
Guitarist
Recording Artist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Bakersfield
California
Merle Ronald Haggard
Chiropractic
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