Fifty-five years ago today, Merle Haggard was at the top of the country chart with his second multi-week No. 1 album of the ...

A date has officially been set for a special unveiling in Muskogee, Okla. And it's got Bakersfield written all over it. Coming later this year on Oct. 10, exactly 55 years to the day after Merle ...

From a troubled childhood to the unforgiving walls of a San Quentin prison cell, Merle Haggard certainly overcame plenty of obstacles on his own to get to some of his greatest career highs, but none ...

Author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The writer's exposure to music, ...

Dolly Parton has said she would never date someone in the music industry, but that didn’t stop Merle Haggard from trying. The pair spent time together on a joint tour, and he fell in love with her.

Willie Nelson is honoring dear friend and fellow country music legend Merle Haggard with his upcoming album. The album, entitled Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle, will consist of covers of Haggard's ...

New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The ...

There are a lot of country-music geezers, alive and dead, who have carved their craggy likenesses onto hillbilly history in various ways, as men of the soil, men sporting braids or pompadours, in ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — While he’s technically not an Okie, Merle Haggard is getting a statue in Muskogee in honor of his life and country music career. The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame says the bronze ...

"America First" was a theme in JD Vance's speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention, and it was even a theme in his intro music to the stage. Vance greeted the crowd at the RNC Wednesday ...