美语听力素材:美国乡村传奇梅尔哈加德去世 享年79岁

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Country music legend Merle Haggard has died, his manager has confirmed.
Haggard had been battling double pneumonia for many months now, cancelling and rescheduling gigs, Haggard was eager to get back on stage.
Today was also his birthday. He turned 79.
Haggard’s manager saying he died at 9:20 a.m. in California.
Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.
He was best known for his 1969 hit Okie From Muskogee along with dozens of number one hits.
Jacquelyn Karl, FOX News.