By Kristi O’Toole

Country music legend Merle Haggard has died, his manager confirmed. He turned 79 on Wednesday. Haggard’s manager said 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 other No. 1 hits.

NewzBreaker extends our deepest condolences to the Haggard family in their time of grief.

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