Marty Haggard
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Born | (1958-06-18) June 18, 1958 (age 66) Bakersfield, California |
Genres | Country |
Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1981–present |
Labels | Dimension, MTM, Critique |
Marty Haggard (born June 18, 1958) is an American country music singer. He is the son of singer-songwriter Merle Haggard. Between 1981 and 1987, Haggard charted five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, in addition to performing in his father's road band.
Biography
Marty Haggard was born June 18, 1958, in Bakersfield, California.[1] He was named after Marty Robbins.[2] At the time that Marty Haggard was born, his father, Merle Haggard, was serving time in San Quentin State Prison.[3] Marty Haggard was raised by his grandmother in a railroad boxcar, but by the time the younger Haggard was 12, he had moved in with his father.[4]
He began an acting career in his teens. He had a recurring role in the CBS drama The Fitzpatricks, and a bit part in a TV movie starring Henry Fonda.[4] While driving to the filming location of the TV movie, he stopped for a hitchhiker who then shot him and left him for dead.[3][5] A wounded Haggard drove for 15 miles before spotting a 13-year-old girl who called an ambulance for him. He recovered fully, but later developed an infection in the bullet wounds which required further surgery.[3]
Musical career
Haggard toured with his sister in the Driftwood Band for three years. Later, he worked on an oil field.[3] He signed with Dimension Records in 1979 and released one single, "Charleston Cotton Mill", which spent three weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1981.[1] At his father's request, Haggard joined his road band, in which he sang harmony and played rhythm guitar.[3]
He decided to begin a solo career again in 1985. He then signed with MTM Records, for which he released four singles under the production of Billy Strange.[2] The most successful of these was "Trains Make Me Lonesome", which peaked at number 57 on the country charts,[1] and which helped him receive a nomination for Top New Male Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music.[5] "Trains Make Me Lonesome" was covered by George Strait on his 1992 album Holding My Own.[6] By 1986, Haggard was married for six years to Shree and had two daughters.[3]
After the MTM singles, Haggard was seriously injured in a car accident, suffering head injury and memory loss which required four years of recovery.[4][5] He signed to Critique Records in 1995 and released his album "Borders & Boundaries. The singles off of that album were [5]"Amnesia"[4] and "Here in the Afterlife." After stopping at Fellowship Bible Church in Conway, Arkansas, Haggard decided to take up music ministry, and went on to record his country-gospel albums titled "Ready or Not, Here He Comes" and "The Bridge. "[4]
Haggard has since married Tessa, and had one son named Jamey with her. He has also released two tribute albums to his father.[7]
Discography
Albums
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Borders & Boundaries |
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Ready or Not |
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The Bridge |
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Driftwood |
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A Tribute to Merle Haggard, My Dad |
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A Tribute to Merle Haggard, My Dad, Volume Two |
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US Country[1] | ||||
1981 | "Charleston Cotton Mill" | 85 | — | |
1986 | "Talkin' Blue Eyes" | 62 | ||
1987 | "Weekend Cowboys" | 75 | ||
1988 | "Trains Make Me Lonesome" | 57 | ||
"Now You See 'Em, Now You Don't" | 70 | |||
1996 | "Amnesia" | — | Borders & Boundaries | |
"In the Afterlife" | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Video |
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1988 | "Trains Make Me Lonesome" |
1996 | "In the Afterlife" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Organization | Award | Nominee/Work | Result |
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1988 | Academy of Country Music Awards | Top New Male Vocalist | Marty Haggard | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b Wood, Gerry (October 4, 1986). "Nashville Scene". Billboard. pp. 34, 38.
- ^ a b c d e f Chu, Daniel (October 20, 1986). "Marty Haggard, Merle's Son, Isn't Singing Dad's Sad Song". People.
- ^ a b c d e "Former recording artist, son of legend, Haggard finds happiness in serving Christ". Clay County Times Democrat. December 2, 2004. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Ditzel, Eleanor. "Marty Haggard biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Holding My Own". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ^ "Biography" (PDF). Marty Haggard official website. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
External links
- Official website
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- The Strangers
- Biff Adam
- Jimmy Belken
- Eddie Burris
- Gary Church
- Wayne Durham
- George French
- Dennis Hromek
- Don Markham
- Johnny Meeks
- Marcia Nichols
- Ronnie Reno
- Clint Strong
- Jim Tittle
- Jerry Ward
- Bobby Wayne
- Mark Yeary
- Strangers
- Swinging Doors ‡
- I'm a Lonesome Fugitive ‡
- Branded Man ‡
- Sing Me Back Home ‡
- The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde ‡
- Mama Tried ‡
- Pride in What I Am ‡
- Same Train, a Different Time ‡
- A Portrait of Merle Haggard ‡
- A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) ‡
- Hag ‡
- Someday We'll Look Back ‡
- Let Me Tell You About a Song ‡
- It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) ‡
- If We Make It Through December ‡
- Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album ‡
- Keep Movin' On ‡
- It's All in the Movies ‡
- My Love Affair with Trains ‡
- The Roots of My Raising ‡
- Ramblin' Fever
- A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today ‡
- My Farewell to Elvis
- I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
- Serving 190 Proof
- The Way I Am
- Back to the Barrooms
- Big City
- Going Where the Lonely Go
- That's the Way Love Goes
- It's All in the Game
- Kern River
- Out Among the Stars
- A Friend in California
- Chill Factor
- 5:01 Blues
- Blue Jungle
- 1994
- 1996
- If I Could Only Fly
- Roots, Volume 1
- The Peer Sessions
- Haggard Like Never Before
- Unforgettable
- Chicago Wind
- The Bluegrass Sessions
- I Am What I Am
- Working in Tennessee
- Songs I'll Always Sing
- Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits
- His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...)
- Down Every Road 1962–1994
- 16 Biggest Hits
- Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard
- Okie from Muskogee ‡
- The Fightin' Side of Me ‡
- I Love Dixie Blues ‡
- Rainbow Stew Live at Anaheim Stadium
- The Epic Collection (Recorded Live)
- Amber Waves of Grain
- The Land of Many Churches ‡
- Songs for the Mama That Tried
- Cabin in the Hills
- Two Old Friends (with Albert E. Brumley, Jr.)
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