He had a recurring role in the CBS drama The Fitzpatricks, and a bit part in a TV movie starring Henry Fonda.
[3] He signed with Dimension Records in 1979 and released one single, "Charleston Cotton Mill", which spent three weeks on the Hot Country Songs charts in 1981.
[1] At his father's request, Haggard joined his road band, in which he sang harmony and played rhythm guitar.
[3] After the MTM singles, Haggard was seriously injured in a car accident, suffering head injury and memory loss which required four years of recovery.
After stopping at Fellowship Bible Church in Conway, Arkansas, Haggard decided to take up music ministry, and went on to record his country-gospel albums titled "Ready or Not, Here He Comes" and "The Bridge.