Fox News:美国乡村传奇梅尔哈加德去世 享年79岁

Country music legend Merle Haggard has died, his manager has confirmed.
美国著名乡村音乐传奇梅尔·哈加德去世, 他的经纪人正式确认了这一消息。

Haggard had been battling double pneumonia for many months now, cancelling and rescheduling gigs, Haggard was eager to get back on stage.
几个月来哈加德一直同双侧肺炎进行着殊死搏斗, 演出也是不断取消后重新再度安排,这位乡村音乐传奇渴望重新返回舞台。

Today was also his birthday. He turned 79.
巧合的是，这一天是他79岁的生日。

Haggard’s manager saying he died at 9:20 a.m. in California.
哈加德的经纪人称他是于9:20在美国加利福尼亚去世的。

Haggard was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.
哈加德曾在1994年进入乡村音乐名人堂。

He was best known for his 1969 hit Okie From Muskogee along with dozens of number one hits.
哈加德最具代表性的作品是1969年的《Okie From Muskogee》及数十首成名曲。

Jacquelyn Karl, FOX News.
福克斯新闻，杰奎琳·卡尔报道。