‘Sing A Sad Song’: At 26, A Country Chart Debut For Merle Haggard

‘Sing A Sad Song’: At 26, A Country Chart Debut For Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard was a late starter in the country charts, but some of the reasons are well known. Between 1957 and 1960, he served nearly three years for burglary in San Quentin, that facility later to be made famous by another country icon, Johnny Cash. But on December 28, 1963, signed to the small Tally label, he entered the country countdown for the first time with “Sing A Sad Song.” Click to load video The song was written by Wynn Stewart, one…