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    • Jun 18, 1958
    Merle Haggard has a son, Marty, born in Bakersfield, California, while Merle is in prison. Marty charts five songs in the 1980s, though none of them emerge as hits
    Jan 1, 1959
    Johnny Cash performs at San Quentin prison for an audience that includes Merle Haggard. The set list naturally includes "Folsom Prison Blues"
    May 2, 1960
    Convicted sex offender Caryl Chessman is executed at San Quentin. Fellow inmate Merle Haggard, who communicated with him during a stay in isolation, knows Chessman is dead when he sees a puff of smoke go up from the Death Row chimney
    Nov 3, 1960
    Merle Haggard is released from San Quentin Prison and allowed to complete the more than two years remaining of his sentence on parole
    Aug 26, 1961
    Merle Haggard and his first wife, the former Leona Hobbs, have a daughter, Kelli Haggard. She receives credit as a co-writer on "It's All In The Movies," though it's merely a gift from her dad
    Feb 3, 1963
    Merle Haggard's prison sentence ends. He served two years, nine months behind bars and two years, three months on parole
    Apr 4, 1963
    Merle Haggard has a son, Noel, in Bakersfield, California. The younger Haggard lands on the country charts twice during the 1990s, though he never earns a hit
    Apr 30, 1963
    Wynn Stewart holds his final recording session for Challenge Records. Playing bass on the date: Merle Haggard
    Nov 2, 1964
    Tally releases Merle Haggard's single "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers"
    Apr 27, 1965
    Merle Haggard records "I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can," his first single for Capitol, at the label's studio at Hollywood & Vine in Los Angeles
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