Brain Food...Who The Heck Is That?

Quite a few country artists with crossover success appeared on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, but on September 14th, 1968, I was an unlikely performer, singing my hit single on the clean-cut teen show. Who the heck is that?

Ans: Merle Haggard. (The hit 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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