 Merle HaggardÕàããàðä Ìåðë (ð. 6 àïðåëÿ 1937, Áåéêåðñôèëä, Êàëèôîðíèÿ) — àìåðèêàíñêèé êàíòðè-ïåâåö (îäèí èç ñàìûõ çíàìåíèòûõ â ñòèëå êàíòðè). Åãî ãîëîñ îêðåñòèëè «îñòðèåì áðèòâû». Îòñèäåâ òðè ãîäà â òþðüìå çà ãðàáåæ, ãäå îí ïåë â òþðåìíîì àíñàìáëå, Õàããàðä íà÷àë âûñòóïàòü â 1960.  1966 åãî ïåñíÿ «I'm a Lonesome Fugitive» ñòàëà õèòîì íîìåð îäèí. Ïðåçèäåíò Íèêñîí íàçâàë Õàããàðäà ñâîèì ëþáèìûì ïåâöîì êàíòðè, à ïðåçèäåíò Ðåéãàí, êîòîðûé â òî âðåìÿ áûë ãóáåðíàòîðîì Êàëèôîðíèè, ïðîñòèë åìó âñå ïðåæíèå åãî ïðåãðåøåíèÿ.  ïåðèîä ñ 1973 ïî 1976 îí çàíèìàë äåâÿòü ðàç ïåðâîå ìåñòî â õèò-ïàðàäå Ñîåäèíåííûõ Øòàòîâ.  1983 Õàããàðä áûë îáúÿâëåí áàíêðîòîì, íî ýòî íå ñëèøêîì ïîâëèÿëî íà åãî ðàñïîëîæåíèå äóõà. |
Äèñêîãðàôèÿ:
Ñòóäèéíûé àëüáîì:
- 0000 • A Christmas Present
- 0000 • A Friend in California
- 0000 • All Night Long
- 0000 • Amber Waves of Grain
- 0000 • Back to the Barrooms
- 0000 • Big City
- 0000 • Blue Jungle
- 0000 • Chill Factor
- 0000 • Fightin' Side of Me
- 0000 • Goin' Home for Christmas
- 0000 • Going Where the Lonely Go
- 0000 • I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink
- 0000 • I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
- 0000 • It's all in the Game
- 0000 • It's Been a Great Afternoon
- 0000 • Kern River
- 0000 • My Farewell to Elvis
- 0000 • Okie from Muskogee
- 0000 • Out Among the Stars
- 0000 • Ramblin' Fever
- 0000 • Serving 190 Proof
- 0000 • That's the Way Love Goes
- 0000 • Winners
- 1965 • Strangers
- 1967 • Sing Me Back Home
- 1969 • Same Train, a Different Time: Merle Haggard Sings the Great Songs of Jimmie Rodgers
- 1970 • A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or, My Salute to Bob Wills)
- 1972 • Country Boy
- 1981 • What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- 1989 • 5:01 Blues
- 1992 • A Country Christmas with Merle Haggard
- 1992 • Country Pride
- 1992 • The Family Bible
- 1994 • Merle Haggard 1994
Êîíöåðòíûé àëüáîì:
Ñáîðíèê:
- 0000 • More of the Best
- 0000 • Super Hits
- 1977 • His Greatest and His Best
- 1990 • Capitol Collectors Series
- 1991 • Best of the Best
- 1996 • Collector's Edition
Ó÷àñòèå â àëüáîìàõ:
- 2015 • Cass County • Don Henley: lead vocals (2)
Àâòîðñòâî â àëüáîìàõ:
- 1975 • Ostrov Fesaku • Fesaci a Michal Tucny: 13
- 2013 • Bakersfield • Vince Gill · Paul Franklin: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10