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Merle Haggard dead on his 79th birthday. Country music legend Merle Haggard, who was known for hits like Okie From Muskogee and Mama Tried, died on his 79th birthday. Haggard's manager, Frank Mull, said the country icon died in Palo Cedro, California, of pneumonia that he had been battling for months.