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There's been periods of broadcasts in the past where you could see all ages of entertainers, ranging from George Burns to Shirley Temple. That's not the condition now.

Merle Haggard

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Merle Haggard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1937
Born: April 6
Died: 2016
Died: April 6
Country Musician
Guitarist
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Singer-Songwriter
Bakersfield
California
Merle Ronald Haggard
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Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.
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I've always known that I was a gifted person. ... I've always felt like I would be punished, severely, if I didn't continue to make use of that gift. It's very important that you don't let the muscle get flabby. It's really hard, as an old human being, to press as much weight as you pressed when you were a kid.
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Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.
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