SANDY KOZEL

Merle Ronald Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016)

Singer, songwriter and guitarist with 38 No. 1 country hits,
including "Okie From Muskogee."

On the morning of April 6, 2016, his 79th birthday, he died
of complications from pneumonia at his home in Palo Cedro,
Shasta County, California.

Singer, songwriter and musician Emmylou Harris led the
1970s country rock revolution with hits like "Sweet Dreams"
and "Two More Bottles of Wine."

Harris has been estimated to have sold over 15 million
records worldwide. She has also earned 13 Grammy
Awards, placed 27 singles into the top ten of the US
country chart,and several of her albums have received
gold certifications in the US.

She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
in 2008 and was ranked among Rolling Stone‘s list of
the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time in 2022. She was
inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
in 2025.

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002)

On February 13, 2002, Jennings died in his sleep from
complications of diabetes at his home in Chandler,
Arizona, aged 64.

Waylon Jennings is considered one of the pioneers
of the outlaw movement in country music.

                   
CAMILLE BOHANNON