{"id":1120,"date":"2016-04-06T23:28:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T06:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/?p=1120"},"modified":"2016-04-06T23:31:23","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T06:31:23","slug":"1120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onewestmagazine.com\/magazine\/1120\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Musician, Merle Haggard Has Died"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to The Los Angeles Times, It has been reported, Legendary Country Musician, Merle Haggard has died today April 6, 2016\u00a0on his 79th birthday. Merle is most known for his wide known Hit in 1969&#8243;Okie from Muskogee&#8221;. Prayers and condolences from the OneWest Family. Below is\u00a0Merle Haggard singing Live &#8220;Okie From Muskogee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-iYY2FQHFwE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-iYY2FQHFwE<\/a><\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>According to The Los Angeles Times, It has been reported, Legendary Country Musician, Merle Haggard has died today April 6, 2016\u00a0on his 79th birthday. 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