While his music remained hardcore country, he pushed the boundaries of the music quite far. Like his idol, Bob Wills, his music was a melting pot that drew from all forms of traditional American music - - country, jazz, blues, and folk - - and in the process, developed a distinctive style of his own. As a performer, singer, and musician, he was one of the best, influencing countless other artists. Not coincidentally, he was the best singer/songwriter in country music since Hank Williams, writing a body of songs that became classics. Throughout his career, Haggard was a champion of the working man, largely due to his rough- and- tumble history. He was born to James and Flossie Haggard on April 6, 1. His parents moved from Oklahoma to California during the Great Depression, converting an old boxcar into a home. Before their marriage, James played fiddle in local honky tonk bars. Flossie was a member of the Church of Christ, which led to her forcing her husband to stop playing the honky tonks. James died from a brain tumor when Merle was nine years old. After his father's death, Merle became rebellious. In an attempt to straighten her son out, his mother put him in several juvenile detention centers, but it had little effect on Merle's behavior. As a teenager, he fell in love with country music, particularly Bob Wills, Lefty Frizzell, and Hank Williams. When he was 1. 2 years old, Haggard was given his first guitar by his older brother; Merle taught himself how to play by listening to records that were lying around the house. A few months later, the pair returned to California, where they were arrested as robbery suspects. After the real thieves were caught, Haggard was sent back to juvenile hall, but he and Teague took off to Modesto, California. For a brief time, he did manual labor, was a short- order cook, drove a truck, and committed a series of small crimes. Soon after he moved to Modesto, Haggard made his performing debut with Teague at a bar named the Fun Center; the two were paid five dollars and given all the beer that they could drink. In the beginning of 1. Fred C. Nelles School for Boys in Whittier, California; again, he ran away. This time, the courts decided he was incorrigible and sent him to the high- security Preston School of Industry; he was released after 1. Shortly after his release, he and a boy he met at PSI beat up a local boy during an attempted robbery, and Haggard was sent back to PSI. He went with Teague to see Lefty Frizzell in concert in Bakersfield. Before the show, he went backstage with several friends and he sang a couple songs for Frizzell.
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Tony Curtis was born Bernard Schwartz, the eldest of three children of Helen (Klein) and Emanuel Schwartz, Jewish immigrants from Hungary. Curtis himself admits that. Lefty was so impressed he refused to go on- stage until Haggard was allowed to sing a song. Merle went out and sang a few songs to an enthusiastic response from the audience. While he was working during the day in oil fields and farms, he performed at local Bakersfield clubs. His performances led to a spot on a local television show, Chuck Wagon. In 1. 95. 6, he married Leona Hobbs; the couple moved into his family's old converted boxcar. Throughout 1. 95. Haggard was plagued by financial problems, which made him turn to robbery. At the end of the year, he attempted to rob a restaurant along with two other burglars; the three were drunk at the time. Believing it was three o'clock in the morning, the trio tried to open up the back door of the restaurant. However, it was 1. Although the trio fled the scene, Haggard was arrested that day. The following day, he escaped from prison in order to make peace with his wife and family; later that day, he was recaptured. Haggard was sentenced to a 1. San Quentin prison. He was fired from a series of prison jobs and planned an escape from the jail, but was talked out of it by fellow inmates. Nearly two years into his sentence, Haggard discovered that his wife was pregnant with another man's child. The news sent Haggard over the edge. Soon, he and his cellmate began a gambling racket and brewing beer in their cell. Before long, Haggard was caught drunk and was placed in isolation for a week. During his time in isolation, he had several conversations with Caryl Chessman, an author and a member of death row. The conversations and the time in isolation convinced Haggard to turn his life around. After he left isolation, he began working in the prison's textile plant and took some high- school equivalency courses; he was also allowed to play in the prison's country band. At his second parole hearing in 1. Haggard was given a five- year sentence - - two years and nine months in jail, two years and three months on parole; he left prison 9. In the meantime, he sang at local clubs at night. After taking second place at a local talent contest, Haggard was asked to become a relief singer for a band led by Johnny Barnett at one of the most popular Bakersfield clubs, Lucky Spot. Soon, Merle was making enough money playing music that he could quit his ditch- digging job. While singing with Barnett, he gained the attention of Fuzzy Owen, who owned the small record label Tally Records. Owen and his cousin Lewis Talley were instrumental in establishing Haggard's musical career. Owen made the first recording of Haggard, cutting a demo version of one of the singer's first songs, . Talley was able to land Haggard a job at Paul's Cocktail Lounge, which led to a slot on a local music television show. At a time when mainstream country was dominated by the lush, smooth countrypolitain sound of Nashville, Bakersfield country grew out of hardcore honky tonk, adding elements of Western swing. Bakersfield country also relied on electric instruments and amplification more than other subgenres of country, giving the music a hard, driving, edgy flavor. During the late '5. Tommy Collins and Wynn Stewart were two of the Bakersfield artists to have hits, and both were influential on Haggard's career, musically as well as professionally. Haggard had admired Stewart's vocal style, and it helped shape his phrasing. Stewart was not at the club, having left to find a replacement bass player. During the show, one of Stewart's guitarists remembered Haggard and invited him to sing a couple of songs on- stage. Stewart walked in while Haggard was singing and was impressed, asking him to join his band as a bassist. For six months in 1. Merle performed with Stewart's band. During this time, Haggard heard Wynn's song . Stewart gave him the song and Merle recorded it for Tally Records in 1. Although Tally had minimal distribution, the record became a national hit, climbing to number 1. The next year, his version of Liz Anderson's . Capitol Records bought out his contract with Tally and Merle released . The single wasn't a success, scratching into the Top 5. Late in 1. 96. 5, Haggard began recruiting a backing band and named them the Strangers. He was voted the Top Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music Awards, while he and Bonnie were named the Top Vocal Group for the second year in a row. With the exception of . By 1. 97. 0, he was talking about his time in San Quentin in the press, yet these songs represented the first time he had mentioned his past directly. Each single was a bigger hit than the previous song, which encouraged Haggard to continue writing in a more personal style. Later that year, he recorded his first conceptual album, Same Train, Different Time. Released in early 1. Haggard's heroes, it reflected a fascination with American history and a desire to expand his music by adding stronger elements of Western swing, jazz, and blues. An attack on the liberal hippies who represented American pop culture in the late '6. Top 4. 0. Because of the song, Haggard was asked to endorse George Wallace, but he refused. In both years, he was named the Top Male Vocalist by the ACM and the Strangers were voted the best band, while the new Country Music Association voted him Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist in 1. That year, he released A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (Or My Salute to Bob Wills), which helped spark a revival of Western swing in the '7. Throughout 1. 97. The following year, his hit streak continued, and he scored his biggest hit, . As his reign on the top of the country charts continued in 1. Bob Wills' last album, For the Last Time. Wills died in 1. 97. Merle his fiddle. During his time on MCA afterward, he continued to have a number of hits, but his work was becoming slightly inconsistent. His first two singles for the record label, . In 1. 97. 9, he only had two hits, while in 1. Clint Eastwood movie Bronco Billy reached the Top Three, . The two hits paved the way for his two biggest singles with MCA, the number one duet with Eastwood . Once at Epic, he began producing his own records, which gave the music a leaner sound. His first two singles for the label, . The following year, he released a duet album with George Jones called A Taste of Yesterday's Wine, which featured the number one single . Nearly every one of the artists, from George Strait to Randy Travis, was greatly influenced by Haggard, but their idol's new singles now had a tough time reaching the top of the charts. He had two Top Ten hits in 1. Chill Factor was a success, spawning the Top Ten title track and . In 1. 99. 0, he signed with Curb Records, but he continued to have trouble reaching the charts; 1. His first effort for Anti was released in late 2. If I Could Only Fly, the gentle acoustic album was greeted with strong reviews. Haggard released one more album for Anti, 2. Roots, Vol. After 2. Like Never Before, Haggard returned to his old home, EMI, the following year, releasing a collection of American pop standards called Unforgettable at the end of that year. Chicago Wind appeared in the summer of 2. Haggard then turned to bluegrass, releasing the appropriately titled The Bluegrass Sessions, which featured appearances by Marty Stuart, Aubrey Haynie, and Alison Krauss (among others) in 2. In 2. 00. 8 he got the Bear Family treatment with the release of the multi- disc box sets Hag: The Studio Recordings 1. Spanish fourth tier side Club Deportivo Palencia's play- off hopes laid bare as side show off their flesh at daring new kit launch. Spanish fourth- tier side Club Deportivo Palencia have launched a bizarre new strip ahead of their presence in the play- offs, revealing a willingness to 'give their skin' in a bid to reach Segunda B. In a daring move by the club that will no doubt catch the eye of their rivals, the Castilian outfit have recruited Juan Francisco Martin, the same designer behind the infamous tuxedo- themed kit worn by Spanish Second Division side Cultural Leonesa. Martin was present as the striking new 'flesh- themed' jersey that will be worn during the play- offs was launched on Thursday, and the noise from social media since its unveiling has been deafening. Scroll down for video Spanish fourth tier side Club Deportivo Palencia have launched a bizarre new strip ahead of the play- offs. Never before has a club worked with its kit supplier to project the human body in the design of a football strip. Palencia's kit supplier Kappa have left nothing to the imagination with their latest offering, which cannot be claimed to be a nod to the club's proud heritage, but the accompanying slogan 'We give you our skin' fits in with the side's determination to gain promotion this season. The implicit message that the players will give their all in order to achieve promotion is designed in the hope that more observers will get behind the side for the clash away to Club Union Deportiva Santa Marta on Sunday. Never before has a club worked with its kit supplier to project the human body in the design of a football strip, and the lowly Spanish club will hope their innovations off the pitch will translate into results in the coming days. Palencia are assured of a play- off place heading into the final game of the regular season, with only one side from each of the Spanish football league's 1. Segunda B's four groups. Juan Francisco Martin designed the tuxedo- themed kit worn by Spanish Second Division side Cultural Leonesa. Palencia traditionally play in purple but the strip is aimed to get the whole world talking ahead of the play- offs. The kit, which evokes a naked body, has got the entire Spanish media talking, drawing attention to the lower reaches of the Spanish game, and while the football pyramid in Spain remains complex, the strip has certainly achieved its goal of making ripples around the world. Palencia, who have won their last four games, traditionally play in purple and have also launched a goalkeeper strip in this colour, with both kits completed by black socks. The club's supporters - and anyone else for that matter - can get their hands on this one- off set of shirts for the princely sum of .
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