WEB1 day ago · Early life External audio Country Music Legend Merle Haggard, interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air, 42:14, August 14, 1995. Haggard's parents were Flossie Mae (née Harp; 1902–1984) and James Francis Haggard (1899–1946). The family moved to California from their home in Checotah, Oklahoma, during the Great Depression, after …