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Merle Haggard on the road again after recovering from illnesses

By Randy Lewis
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After canceling a string of scheduled performances in September and October because of health issues, Merle Haggard has gone back on the road this week, his spokeswoman said.

First a chest infection forced him to bow out of a chunk of shows he was set to play in September, then last month he missed an appearance with Kris Kristofferson at Neil Young’s annual Bridge School benefit in Northern California because his blood pressure needed to be stabilized.

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Haggard resumed his tour Monday and is slated to play a show Friday night at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, Texas. He’s due in Washington D.C. next month as one of five 2010 recipients of the annual Kennedy Center Honors.

--Randy Lewis

Pop & Hiss
Randy Lewis

Randy Lewis covered pop music for the Los Angeles Times from 1981 to 2020, working in that time as a reporter, music critic and editor for the Calendar section. He has interviewed most of the members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He’s also written first-person accounts of performing the music of Shostakovich and Prokofiev on clarinet and singing Mozart’s Requiem with world-class professionals. In addition, he enjoys belting out “Wooly Bully” in dive bars with his band, the Rounders.

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