Merle Haggard

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 1991

First Recording: 1965

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Merle Haggard
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
✅Rolling Stone 500 Albums
✅Rolling Stone 500 Songs
✅Rolling Stone Cover
🔲Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
✅Songwriters Hall of Fame
🔲“Big Four” Grammys
✅Nat'l Recording Registry
✅Rolling Stone
100 Greatest Songwriters
✅Rolling Stone
100 Greatest Singers
Kennedy Center Honors: 2010
Country Music Hall of Fame: 1994
Songwriters Hall of Fame: 2007
Inducted into Rock Hall Projected in 2023 (ranked #20 in the Influences - Rock Era category) .
R.S. Top 500 Albums (?)RankVersion
Down Every Road 19622842020
Down Every Road 19624772012
R.S. Top 500 Songs (?)RankVersion
Mama Tried (1968)3762021
Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
The Fightin' Side of Me (1970)☆☊
Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Mama Tried (1968)☆☊
Okie From Muskogee (1969)☆☊
If We Make It Through December (1974)☆☊
Movin' On (1975)☆☊
Always Wanting You (1975)☆☊
I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink (1980)☆☊
Pancho and Lefty (1983)☆☊

Merle Haggard @ Wikipedia

Will Merle Haggard be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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Gram Parsons, Ronnie Van Zant, and Jerry Garcia were heavily influenced by Merle Haggard, as were many other Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductees. I obviously don’t have time to list all of Merle’s influences on Rock n Roll, but here’s one of Merle’s songs. Part of Roy Nichols great guitar solo is copied lick-for-lick by Stevie Gains of Lynard Skynard.

Honky Tonk Nightime Man
Lynard Skynard version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTRyv6a5SkU

Merle’s version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDg2qbQgaGg

Johnny Cash and Hank Williams are in. Let’s vote in Merle while he’s alive. He deserves that respect.

Posted by Dennis North on Wednesday, 01/21/2015 @ 10:02am

And it appears that it's not a hoax this time. Major news outlets are reporting it.

:(

Posted by dmg on Wednesday, 04/6/2016 @ 13:46pm

2016 needs to stop taking away our legends. :(

Posted by Gassman on Wednesday, 04/6/2016 @ 14:12pm

While my number 1 favorite country singer is Willie Nelson, Merle is easily #2 and "Mama Tried" is in my top 5 songs of all time of any genre. I grew up on his music and it's sad to see yet another legend taken from music. Sing me back home.

RIP Merle.

Posted by Max on Wednesday, 04/6/2016 @ 14:58pm

I'm ready for induction of the 2023 ceremony of hall. And the winner in 2023 ., Is Angela Bofill., I Ben is big fan of this amazing, beautiful talented lady. Please enshrined Angela Bofill into 2023 hall. It will be well deserved. She made that hit song ,. Too Tough. Sincerely ,Ben gamaza.

Posted by Benjamin gamaza on Wednesday, 09/28/2022 @ 15:26pm

Let's go , let's get it for 2023. Legend of rock , get a 2023 induction ceremony page started. But let's get this 2023 induction ceremony page, with nominee for 2023 Angela bofill. Yes you can include the other celebrities to the 2023. I'm a fan of Angela Bofill, and I do want to see her succeed.

Posted by Gracie smith on Wednesday, 09/28/2022 @ 15:32pm

Shit the new year is coming slowly., Legends of Rock rushed the new year of 2023 in. Much faster for my girl. The 2023 nominee Angela Bofill. Sincerely, Kim Smith.

Posted by Kim Smith on Wednesday, 09/28/2022 @ 15:36pm

This is the wrong page to be campaigning for Angela Bofill. This is Merle Haggard's page. Can y'all find Angela Bofill's page and post there?

Posted by Greg F on Wednesday, 09/28/2022 @ 15:43pm

Hello legends of Rock., Time for 2023., Right now. Please nominate Angela Bofill into 2023. Hall , I just cannot wait till 2023. Sincerely Angela Bofill fan .dava Danielle Hart.

Posted by Dava Danielle hart on Wednesday, 09/28/2022 @ 15:54pm

Bernie Taupin wants Merle Haggard inducted!

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 11/4/2023 @ 09:08am

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