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Merlle Haggard's Death Persuasive Speech

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In shocking news for the country world, Merle Haggard has passed away today. TMZ shared the news that the country singer died after a long battle with double pheunomia. His manager confirmed his death today. This news comes out Merle canceled several various shows around the country recently. It also happened to be his 79th birthday and fans were not expecting this news. Even though everyone knew that Merle Haggard had been ill, they didn't realize that it was this bad. This battle has been a long one for Merle Haggard. He was actually diagnosed with pneumonia last year and spent 11 days at the Eisenhower Medical Center in Riverside. Merle had been doing better and scheduled several concert dates with Willie Nelson, but later had to cancel them. Just last week, Merle started to cancel the rest of the dates that he was going to attempt to do. Fans knew that he wasn't doing well, but they had not shared the details of how bad things were for him. When buying tickets, a lot of people realized this could be their last chance to see Merle Haggard in concert. …show more content…

You can check out several of Merle's famous songs in the YouTube video below. Merle's fans will never forget his music. Merle Haggard died today on his 79th birthday. This amazing country singer will be missed by many. Taste of Country shared that Merle told Willie's Roadhouse on Sirius XM, he said he was "nearly dead" when he was hospitalized for two weeks last year. Haggard had been in hospice care recently. Merle had not updated fans lately exactly how he was doing, but everyone knew he was ill and dealing with a hard time. Country music legend Merle Haggard has died on his 79th birthday: https://t.co/hKOlkb97aA

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