On This Day in 1971, a Song About a Blind Dad and His Homeless Family Band Took Merle Haggard to the Top of the Country Charts for a 10th Time … from the American Songwriter Erinn Callahan

On This Day in 1971, Merle Haggard Topped the Country Charts for the 10th Time With a Song That “Explains Itself”Outlaw country legend Merle Haggard scored the 10th No. 1 hit of his career on Nov. 29, 1971, with “Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man.)”

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