Merle Haggard Is Cancer Free on Christmas

Country music icon Merle Haggard has been given the all-clear after a two-year battle with cancer. The "Okie From Muskogee" singer/songwriter had surgery to remove part of his lung in 2008 and admits it has been a struggle to get his health back.
Haggard, 73, scrapped a series of shows in September, prompting fans to worry his cancer had returned - but he was given a big health boost just before he was feted at the Kennedy Center Honors earlier this month.
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Merle Haggard Is Cancer Free on Christmas

Country Music Legend Merle Haggard Honored

Country legend musician,Merle Haggard, was one of the 2010 Kennedy Center honorees, poses for the formal class photo with his fellow honorees following the formal Artist's Dinner at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, December 4, 2010.

The person who led the tribute to Haggard was Vince Gill. Willie Nelson narrated a video tribute said that Haggard's penchant for trouble. In fact Haggard was imprisoned in San Quentin when Johnny Cash came to sing for the inmates. After he saw Cash, he knew that he could find his way in music, which was pretty interesting to learn about Haggard.
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