Merle Haggard, a country music renegade who defined the rough-edged West Coast sound with songs about hardened lives, heavy drinking and broken dreams, died 4/6 on his 79th birthday at his home near Redding, Calif. Once again, fans have mourned the loss by downloading the music: there are three Haggard collections in the iTunes Top 10 on Thursday morning.

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Merle Haggard, a country music renegade who defined the rough-edged West Coast sound with songs about hardened lives, heavy drinking and broken dreams, died 4/6 on his 79th birthday at his home near Redding, Calif. Once again, fans have mourned the loss by downloading the music: there are three Haggard collections in the iTunes Top 10 on Thursday morning.

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