On this day (September 4) in 1963, Noel Haggard was born in Bakersfield, California. The youngest son of Merle Haggard and his first wife, Leona Hobbs, he began performing with his father as a teenager. Since starting his solo career in the late 1990s, he has released one album and charted two singles. He also regularly toured with his father as an opening act, backed by the Strangers.
Merle Haggard has one of the most captivating and inspirational origin stories in country music. He grew up in poverty and turned to petty crime as a teen. Eventually, that path led him to spend a few years in San Quentin before getting his life on track and becoming a country superstar. Unfortunately, his son followed his father’s path. However, he never reached the same highs or lows.
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