On This Day in 1958, a Failed Escape From Jail Landed Merle Haggard in This Infamous Prison
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On This Day in 1958, a Failed Escape From Jail Landed Merle Haggard in This Infamous Prison
Outlaw country legend Merle Haggard landed in San Quentin Prison on Feb. 21, 1958, just two months shy of his 21st birthday.
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"I TURNED 21 IN PRISON DOING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE." — THE LINE MERLE HAGGARD WROTE ABOUT HIS MOTHER, NOT HIMSELF. It was about Flossie. The bus was rolling through the dark when Merle found the first line. Half-buried in the bottom bunk. The crowd long gone. He was 9 when his father died. One day there was a man in the house. Then there wasn't. The boxcar home in Oildale got quieter. His mother went to work. He went the other way. Every time the law dragged him back, she had to look at the same b
"I TURNED 21 IN PRISON DOING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE." — THE LINE MERLE HAGGARD WROTE ABOUT HIS MOTHER, NOT HIMSELF. It was about Flossie. The bus was rolling through the dark when Merle found the first line. Half-buried in the bottom bunk. The crowd long gone. He was 9 when his father died. One day there was a man in the house. Then there wasn't. The boxcar home in Oildale got quieter. His mother went to work. He went the other way. Every time the law dragged him back, she had to look at the same b
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Merle Haggard on meeting Johnny Cash in prison. | AXS TV
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Merle Haggard on meeting Johnny Cash in prison. | AXS TV
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"I TURNED 21 IN PRISON DOING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE." — THE LINE MERLE HAGGARD WROTE ABOUT HIS MOTHER, NOT HIMSELF. It was about Flossie. The bus was rolling through the dark when Merle found the first line. Half-buried in the bottom bunk. The crowd long gone. He was 9 when his father died. One day there was a man in the house. Then there wasn't. The boxcar home in Oildale got quieter. His mother went to work. He went the other way. Every time the law dragged him back, she had to look at the same b
"I TURNED 21 IN PRISON DOING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE." — THE LINE MERLE HAGGARD WROTE ABOUT HIS MOTHER, NOT HIMSELF. It was about Flossie. The bus was rolling through the dark when Merle found the first line. Half-buried in the bottom bunk. The crowd long gone. He was 9 when his father died. One day there was a man in the house. Then there wasn't. The boxcar home in Oildale got quieter. His mother went to work. He went the other way. Every time the law dragged him back, she had to look at the same b
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Merle Haggard on meeting Johnny Cash in prison. | AXS TV
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Merle Haggard was in prison from 1958 to 1960. Just 13 years later, he was standing in the White House with Bonnie Owens and The Strangers, headlining “Mrs. Nixon’s Party.” He even shook hands with President Richard Nixon — a moment that symbolized how far he had come. On March 17, 1973, the country music legend performed in the East Room for a special St. Patrick’s Day celebration, including a poem he wrote for First Lady Pat Nixon’s birthday. A powerful reminder: never give up on yourself. It’
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Merle Haggard was in prison from 1958 to 1960. Just 13 years later, he was standing in the White House with Bonnie Owens and The Strangers, headlining “Mrs. Nixon’s Party.” He even shook hands with President Richard Nixon — a moment that symbolized how far he had come. On March 17, 1973, the country music legend performed in the East Room for a special St. Patrick’s Day celebration, including a poem he wrote for First Lady Pat Nixon’s birthday. A powerful reminder: never give up on yourself. It’
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Another tribute to our friend, Merle Haggard. Watch him play Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" at the first Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, in 1985. | Farm Aid
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Another tribute to our friend, Merle Haggard. Watch him play Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" at the first Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, in 1985. | Farm Aid
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Today, we remember Merle Haggard, who was born on April 6 and died on his 79th birthday. Did you know he attended Johnny Cash's famous San Quentin State Prison concert as a prisoner? Head to our website to hear the full story on his episode of The Big Interview with Dan Rather: https://bit.ly/HaggardTBI | AXS TV
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🎶 “And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole…” 🎶 There’s nothing like the real, raw voice of Merle Haggard bringing us into his world with Mama Tried. A song that resonates across generations, capturing Merle’s own life and the struggles of so many who tried to do right but ended up on the wrong side of the tracks. Let’s remember and celebrate the voice of a man who didn’t just sing country music—he lived it. Hit play, and let’s take a moment for the true outlaw of country. �
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GemsOnVHS | music documentaries! on Instagram: "Did you know that Merle Haggard was a prisoner at San Quentin when Johnny Cash performed there in 1958? Merle Haggard was arrested for burglary at just 20 years old, and was eventually moved to San Quentin maximum security prison after he tried to escape from a jail in Bakersfield, California. He spent about 3 years at San Quentin, verifying that famous line from his hit, Mama Tried, “I turned 21 in prison…” Merle and other prisoners were inspired
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