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Forum:	Free Space
Topic:	Merle Haggard, country singer (1937-2016)

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<table border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width="600"><TR><td bgcolor="#000000"><TABLE BORDER=0 cellpadding=4 border=0 cellspacing=1 WIDTH="100%"><TR bgcolor="#660000"><TD COLSPAN=2><CENTER><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#ffffff" FACE="arial, helvetica">T O P I C     R E V I E W</font></CENTER></TD></TR><TR bgcolor="#494949"><TD valign=top><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Robert Pearlman</FONT></TD><TD><FONT SIZE="2" FACE="arial, helvetica">Merle Haggard, one of the most successful singers in the history of country music, died at his home in Redding, California, on Wednesday (April 6), his 79th birthday, <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/arts/music/merle-haggard-country-musics-outlaw-hero-dies-at-79.html?_r=0" TARGET=_blank>reports</A> The New York Times. <BLOCKQUOTE><I>His death was confirmed by his agent, Lance Roberts. Mr. Haggard had recently canceled several concerts, saying he had double pneumonia.</I></BLOCKQUOTE> Haggard's connection to space history was through a <A HREF="http://moviemorlocks.com/2009/07/04/frank-sinatra-buck-owens-and-merle-haggard-on-the-moon/" TARGET=_blank>tape of his music</A> that flew to the moon on Apollo 16. The cassette, which Haggard prepared personally for the astronauts, began with his 1971 hit, "Someday We'll Look Back," and this greeting: <BLOCKQUOTE><I>This is something a little different for me. My name is Merle Haggard and this is my band The Strangers and I hope we'll be able to do something you'll enjoy hearing on the way to the moon and of course we hope that you come back but we want you to leave this tape THERE, okay?</I></BLOCKQUOTE> <center><iframe width="400" height="225" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vEfQ8YJa6PI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

GACspaceguy

randy

LM1

Jeff

Gilbert

Wehaveliftoff

Only 7 months ago at a nearby restaurant from his show, a tour guy with him took a book of mine on the bus and he signed it. He was notorious for many years of cancelling gigs, finally caught with him.

As an inmate Merle saw Johnny Cash play in San Quentin, pardoned by Reagan. Later he had 38 #1 country hits.

dss65

star51L

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