re: Merle Haggard passed away this morning-UPDATE with link

Posted by arseinclarse

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:17 pm to I-59 Tiger

Now he's a croakie from Muskogee.

Posted by fr33manator

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:17 pm to Shepherd

And when the yards broke off they said that he was killed...

But he is living still...

Posted by TigerFred

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:17 pm to TexasTiger90

Reports are starting to come out saying that it is still unconfirmed

Posted by SthGADawg

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:17 pm to fr33manator

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Damn. I guess he stopped loving her today.

George Jones already died...wasn't a Merle song

Posted by bwallcubfan

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:17 pm to I-59 Tiger

I feel like Merle has reportedly died every year for the last decade.

Posted by ForeverLSU02

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:17 pm to TexasTiger90

I never realized that you were incapable of dying on your birthday

Posted by CaptainsWafer

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:18 pm to fr33manator

Did Kris Kristofferson die too?

Posted by DonChowder

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:18 pm to I-59 Tiger

Dammit.

Posted by fr33manator

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:19 pm to SthGADawg

Man...some of y'all are dense.

Posted by Darth_Vader

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:19 pm to ForeverLSU02

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No he didn't. The only thing he did today was turn 79
evidently it's just breaking. There are several tweets out there

Damnit. If true, RIP. One of the giants.

Two of the best songs every, period....

LINK

LINK

Anytime of of the old titans passes I think of this video as well...

LINK

Posted by yellowhammer2098

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:20 pm to I-59 Tiger

Damn he was supposed to play in Birmingham in June.

ETA: Just went back and looked. He actually postponed his March show in Birmingham until June.

This post was edited on 4/6/16 at 3:02 pm

Posted by Clyde Tipton

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:21 pm to I-59 Tiger

"I want die along the highway and rot away, like some old high line pole... I got a restless ramblin' fever in my soul."

RIP

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Posted by fr33manator

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:22 pm to CaptainsWafer

he'll finally be able to kiss an angel good morning.

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Posted by CCTider

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:23 pm to Clyde Tipton

He didn't write it, but this is my favorite Merle tune...

cocaine blues

Good words to live by.

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Posted by Uncle JackD

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:24 pm to CCTider

RIP to the one of best if true...

Posted by Darth_Vader

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:24 pm to Clyde Tipton

I'm seeing reports that it's true.

LINK

Posted by PowerTool

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:24 pm to fr33manator

Why are you trying so hard to be annoying when it comes naturally to you? One dumb post was enough.

Posted by Mouth

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Posted on 4/6/16 at 12:25 pm to fr33manator

nice try to cover up your first mis quote.