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If I had a choice, and there was a Y in the road, I would always take the one that was more fun as opposed to the one that might make me more money.

Merle Haggard

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