Haggard's camp made the following announcement via his Facebook page, "Due to pneumonia, Merle Haggard has checked into a CA hospital, forcing him to postpone his December tour dates. Dates will be rescheduled for late January through February 2016."

He had several live dates lined up this week including two shows in Las Vegas tonight (Dec 7th) and tomorrow, as well as a concert in Beverly Hills on Wed and a stop in Livermore, Ca on Thursday.