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<p>MERLE HAGGARD....BRANDED MAN.....1968....TURN IT UP!</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(205, 205, 205); background-color: rgb(16, 18, 24);">This song is&nbsp;</span><strong style="color: rgb(205, 205, 205); background-color: rgb(16, 18, 24);">about Haggards time spent at San Quentin in 1957 for robbery</strong><span style="color: rgb(205, 205, 205); background-color: rgb(16, 18, 24);">. While in prison he saw Johnny Cash perform there which had a major influence on his life and career.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">is s</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(236, 236, 236); background-color: rgb(16, 18, 24);">&nbsp;Ronald Reagan, who was then the Governor of California, granted Merle Haggard a full pardon in 1972. The pardon covered Haggard's previous criminal offenses, including a conviction for burglary and other run-ins with the law.&nbsp;Haggard later expressed gratitude for the pardon, describing it as a second chance at life.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> is about Haggards time spent a San Quentin in 1957 for robbery. While in prison he saw Johnny Cash perform there which had a major influence on his career, obviously.</span></p>