NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Manager for Merle Haggard says the country legend has died in California at age 79.
He died on his birthday April 6. Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.
Last week, he cancelled his his April concert dates trying to recover from a recurring bout of double pneumonia.
“I want to thank my fans for their prayers and well wishes,” the singer said in a statement from his publicist at the time.
The singer of hits like “Okie From Muskogee,” ”Mama Tried” and “Workin’ Man Blues” had also cancelled dates in February and March.
He had a battle with lung cancer in 2008.