WLLR's Who The Heck Is That?

In 1968, I appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and hit it big with the somewhat autobiographical song about turning 21 in prison. Who the heck is that?

Ans: Merle Haggard. (The hit in 1968 was "Mama Tried.")

Musician Merle Haggard performs onstage during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 24, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

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