Scott didn’t grow up with the Haggard family, although he always knew he was Merle Haggard’s son. He graduated high school and became a truck driver, but in 2006 he decided to pursue country music full time.
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Since then, he has headlined with many country music greats, including Mark Wills, Jeff Bates, and Charlie McCoy. Scott does write his own songs, but during a performance at the Ross County Jamboree in 2012, he decided to honor his father by singing a cover of his song “Silver Wings.”