Born the son of a railroad man, Oildale native Haggard is considered one of country music's premiere singers and songwriters. Recorded dozens of top 10 hits throughout the 1960s and '70s.
He was pardoned by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1972...
Oildale is an unincorporated town just north of Bakersfield across the Kern River, west of the Kern River Oilfield, and east of Highway 99. Its population was 27,885 at the 2000 census.
People from Oildale sometimes refer to...
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