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President and Nancy Reagan at Merle Haggard Concert
President Ronald and Mrs. Nancy Reagan enjoy the music of Merle Haggard during a concert at Rancho Sierra Grande. (UPI PHOTO/Larry Rubenstein/FILES)

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George Jones, the iconic country music singer known by generations for his distinctive voice and phrasing, died Friday in Nashville at 81, his publicist said.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, April 6, 2013.
UPI Almanac for Friday, April 6, 2012.
Merle Haggard home following surgery
Country music icon Merle Haggard has returned home following lung cancer surgery last week at a hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., a publicist said Sunday.
Jewel to judge, mentor on 'Nashville Star'
U.S. recording artist Jewel has signed on to help find the next country music sensation on the television singing competition show "Nashville Star."
UPI Almanac for Sunday, April 6, 2008.
U.S. country music icon Merle Haggard has released the first bluegrass album of his more than 40-year career.
Farm Aid organizer John Mellencamp says bringing the country music concert to New York City was not meant to be a publicity stunt.
Police in Montana said they arrested a man posing as the son of country great Merle Haggard and signing autographs and posing for pictures for a fee.
UPI almanac for Friday, April 6, 2007.
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch