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Country music legend Merle Haggard dies on 79th birthday

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Country music legend Merle Haggard has died, his manager confirmed to WSMV. He turned 79 on Wednesday.

Haggard’s manager told WSMV he died at 9:20 a.m. in California.

Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.