Forty-one years ago today, Merle Haggard topped the chart for the 30th time with a song that was previously a major hit for someone else.
The post On This Day in 1984, Merle Haggard Became the Second Star To Take This Lefty Frizzell-Penned Classic to the Top of the Country Chart appeared first on American Songwriter.
Author: Clayton Edwards
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