As a defiant finger salute to record execs who now probably curse lost opportunity, the former small-town barber (“Daddy was a barber and had always encouraged my brother and I to learn a trade”) started M.O.D. Records. But rather than mope and see the venture as second best, the label is a cause for independent celebration. Without the shackles of a major label, the Grammy-nominated singer and writer has crafted, and, more importantly, won a fair slice of notable European interest (he’s toured there to wide popularity). He’s also had a host of American “names” including George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Doug Stone and others cut his tunes.

His life and his career are tightly woven into the fabric of country music history and lore. He is both legacy and legend with an unmistakable voice and a captivating style.
Scott Haggard is one of the greatest voices in country music with a haunting resemblance to his father, the ultimate stylist, Merle Haggard. Both share that raw, forlorn quality that is essential to the interpretation of traditional country themes, conveying the deepest emotion of every lyric.
While still just a teenager, Scott had a very deep interest in music, always playing his guitar and singing. As he grew up, he learned several other instruments including drums, saxophone, and along with his guitar, continued to develop his craft.

After he graduated, Scott found himself struggling to make ends meet in a poor economy, like so many others. So, he set music aside and began a career as a professional truck driver. He worked hard raising his family.
In 2006, Scott decided to return to his music and has been working on that part of his life ever since. Listening to his Dad’s music gave him inspiration to write his own songs.
In May of 2008 he won the Horizon Award from the Mobile Alabama Country Music Association, which states, “Presented to Scott Haggard in recognition of your outstanding talent and continued hard work promoting country music”.
This vote of confidence earned Scott some important show dates and guest appearances. To date, Scott has headlined with the likes of Mark Wills, Jeff Bates, Charlie McCoy, and many other notables in country music. He has also performed at Robert’s Western World, Music City Bar and Grill, and The Nashville Palace in Nashville Tennessee.
Scott emerged from the significant shadow of his father to create his own artistic identity. He wrote and recorded his own composition “Living In The Shadow Of Merle” which was released on his debut cd, recorded in Nashville in May 2012.

Scott is now on tour throughout the U.S. with his own band “Lonesome Fugitive” in support of his new album.
He is quoted as saying, “I love my music and performing. I am working hard to build my career doing it my own way! I am very blessed to have the support of my wife, my family and my friends as I continue on my musical journey. I look forward to the great opportunities ahead of me and traveling around meeting new people and sharing with them my own brand of real Country Music, carrying on in the family tradition.”
Writing, touring and performing…. This timeless entertainer continues to share his gifts to the delight of fans old and new across the US and throughout the world.

Poplar Bluff was no exception to this phenomenon. It boasted at least three movie theaters before 1914, and it was in that year that a man named I. W. Rodgers came to this city and bought the Princess, the Lyceum and the Criterion theaters and started an era of entertainment. Later he bought the Jewel Theater and built the Rodgers Theatre. He and his family continued to furnish the movie entertainment in Poplar Bluff for 52 years, until l966 when the Kerasotes Brothers Theaters of Springfield, Ill., bought the company.

Not to be forgotten, however, is the Strand Theater, which also operated here for many years under other management. This theater is remembered by most people as one that showed second rate and risque films.

The Rodgers Theatre, at the corner of Pine and Broadway, still stands as a tribute to this bygone era, the only one of these theaters still standing. This historic building, though only 50 years old, has an outstanding appearance. Its architectural design is Art Moderne/ Deco. It was closed in May of 1998 and its deterioration is evident as it waits for restoration.