Merle Haggard discharged from hospital following cancer surgery
Sunday, November 9, 2008 – Merle Haggard went home Saturday, five days after having lung surgery in a Bakersfield, Cal. hospital. It was discovered during a previous biopsy that he had non-small cell lung cancer, "which has a far better cure rate than the small (oat) cell cancer," according to a statement released Sunday.
"At this time, tests show that they were able to eliminate the affected tissue when they removed the upper lobe of his right lung. Upon waking up after the surgery, Hag opened his eyes, yodeled and smiled. Haggard's post-operation progress was so rapid and successful he was discharged on Saturday night."
"Due to the surgeon, Dr. Peck, the Tylenol pushers on the fourth floor of the Memorial Hospital, and most of all, my wife Theresa, I'm feeling good...better and better each day," said Haggard. "If not for the love and wisdom of my wife, I might not be around today."
"I'd sure like to know who controls the largest shares of Tylenol. God forbid it be the oil companies."
More news for Merle Haggard
- 11/13/20: Hag concert tribute release coming in December
- 03/17/17: Keith, Alabama join Hag tribute show
- 02/27/17: All-star concert set to pay homage to The Hag
- 06/22/16: Songwriter, producer Freddie Powers dies
- 05/11/16: The Hag releases final song
- 04/14/16: All for the Hall benefit raises $712K
- 04/06/16: The Hag dies at 79
- 04/06/16: Country performers pay homage to The Hag
CD reviews for Merle Haggard
Read Merle Haggard's Wikipedia entry. It talks, in the second sentence, of his having helped create the Bakersfield sound, with its "rough edge." Later, it discusses, at some length, his conservative touchstones, in particular Okie From Muskogee. While, in Wikipedia fashion, that may capture the popular perception of the recent Kennedy Center honoree, it doesn't hit at the core of what made him, along with Willie Nelson and George Jones, one of country music's three most ...
It seems that the legendary country artists who survive to their later years, often make some of their best music during that time. It certainly was true with Johnny Cash and apparently Merle Haggard is primed to follow suit. The evidence of that is spread all over his new 12-song outing.
Haggard has gone introspective, but he has done it in such a way that most of the songs are easy for the listeners to apply to their own experiences. The opener, I've Seen It Go Away, is about losing the ...
The Strangers are a talented and extremely flexible band, as Haggard's mood can vary from showing off his rich singing voice on ballads to playing the jazzy guitar hero via Western swing material. Thus, it takes a multi-faceted combo, like The Strangers, to keep up with Haggard's many moods.
This disc collects 15 Haggard TV clips, and the man is definitely not lip synching his way through these performances. For instance, viewers can clearly hear The Hag clear his throat right before ...
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