Country music great Merle Haggard hospitalized with pneumonia - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

catlover79 · 01-18-2012, 08:24 PM

http://www.fox8.com/entertainment/sn...,3133101.story

3:26 p.m. EST, January 18, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Country music great Merle Haggard has been admitted to a Georgia hospital suffering from pneumonia and postponed the rest of his concert dates in January, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Haggard, 74, entered the Macon hospital on Tuesday night after he canceled a show in that Georgia city seven minutes before he was to take the stage because he was too ill to perform, said Frank Mull, his tour manager and close friend.

A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Haggard is best known for songs including "Mama Tried," "Okie from Muskogee" and "The Fightin' Side of Me."

Haggard had been scheduled to perform again on Wednesday night in Columbus, Georgia, but that show and the rest of the January slate will be rescheduled for April, according to Haggard's Los Angeles-based publicist Tresa Redburn.

Redburn said the singer was receiving fluids intravenously. She said she spoke with Haggard by telephone "and he sounded pretty good."

Haggard will take time off to recover and resume his tour in February, Redburn said. Haggard lives in Northern California.

The singer was unwell when he left his California home to begin the tour, but did not want to disappoint his fans, Mull said. "He thought he was well enough to work and he did work three dates, and he got progressively worse," Mull said.

With influences ranging from Lefty Frizzell to Bob Wills to Jimmie Rodgers, Haggard is an architect of country music's "Bakersfield Sound."

Penny Lane · 01-20-2012, 01:48 PM

Merle has one of the greatest country music voices ever! I love the Bakersfield sound. Merle, Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, etc. I hope that he will have a full recovery.

Penny Lane · 01-20-2012, 01:58 PM

Merle was in the cast of the greatest mini-series ever "Centennial"(1978). Here he is singing "I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado" at the end of the series. What a voice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ7n0aDi7uw

Goldilocks · 01-20-2012, 03:05 PM

God bless The Hag! He's the best!

James · 01-29-2012, 03:17 AM

Merle also guest-starred on an episode of The Waltons. He played (of all things!) a musician, Red Turner by name.

01-18-2012, 08:24 PM	#1
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Country music great Merle Haggard hospitalized with pneumonia http://www.fox8.com/entertainment/sn...,3133101.story 3:26 p.m. EST, January 18, 2012 NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - Country music great Merle Haggard has been admitted to a Georgia hospital suffering from pneumonia and postponed the rest of his concert dates in January, his spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Haggard, 74, entered the Macon hospital on Tuesday night after he canceled a show in that Georgia city seven minutes before he was to take the stage because he was too ill to perform, said Frank Mull, his tour manager and close friend. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Haggard is best known for songs including "Mama Tried," "Okie from Muskogee" and "The Fightin' Side of Me." Haggard had been scheduled to perform again on Wednesday night in Columbus, Georgia, but that show and the rest of the January slate will be rescheduled for April, according to Haggard's Los Angeles-based publicist Tresa Redburn. Redburn said the singer was receiving fluids intravenously. She said she spoke with Haggard by telephone "and he sounded pretty good." Haggard will take time off to recover and resume his tour in February, Redburn said. Haggard lives in Northern California. The singer was unwell when he left his California home to begin the tour, but did not want to disappoint his fans, Mull said. "He thought he was well enough to work and he did work three dates, and he got progressively worse," Mull said. With influences ranging from Lefty Frizzell to Bob Wills to Jimmie Rodgers, Haggard is an architect of country music's "Bakersfield Sound."
	__________________ "Jesus loves you and He approves this message." "I'm alive. I'm feeling good. I'm trying to live every moment as much as I can." - Valerie Harper, March 2013

01-20-2012, 01:48 PM	#2
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,027	Merle has one of the greatest country music voices ever! I love the Bakersfield sound. Merle, Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens, etc. I hope that he will have a full recovery.
	__________________ Vulgarity is no substitute for wit- Lady Violet Crawley

01-20-2012, 01:58 PM	#3
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,027	Merle was in the cast of the greatest mini-series ever "Centennial"(1978). Here he is singing "I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado" at the end of the series. What a voice! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ7n0aDi7uw

01-20-2012, 03:05 PM	#4
Goldilocks Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 08, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 693	God bless The Hag! He's the best!

01-29-2012, 03:17 AM	#5
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Merle also guest-starred on an episode of The Waltons. He played (of all things!) a musician, Red Turner by name.