The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde is a 1968 country song written by Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens and performed by Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It is the title track and first single from the album The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde, released in February 1968, and it runs about 2 minutes and 6 seconds. The song offers a condensed biography of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, tracing their meeting and culminating in their violent ambush and deaths. It was produced by Ken Nelson for Capitol Records and became Haggard and The Strangers’ fourth number one on the US country charts, spending two weeks at the top and 14 weeks on the chart. The B-side was Today I Started Loving You Again, a ballad that also gained popularity on classic country radio. The tune has been covered by artists such as Glen Campbell, Tammy Wynette, and David Allan Coe, and it should not be confused with The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde.
