Merle Haggard was one of the greatest country singer/songwriters to walk the earth. He was also one of the only (reformed) criminals in the Outlaw Country movement. Haggard also helped to bring the ...

Haggard is a great American artist, full stop. The details of his personal life are interesting, I think, only because of the songs he wrote and sang, and the records he made. I’m a critic, not a ...

Today, we're taking a look at some of the greatest country hits of all time. These songs managed to become so big that even ...

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

On what would have been his 85th birthday, country music legend Merle Haggard will be honored with "Merle Haggard: The Inside Stories," a special program at Beale Memorial Library. On Wednesday, Ray ...

Nine years after Merle Haggard’s death at 79, Ethan Hawke has organized a public wake, and it’s a humdinger. A biography by way of California road trip and recording-studio extravaganza, Highway 99: A ...

Nine and a half years after his death -- on his 79th birthday, in fact -- Merle Haggard is the subject of two new albums, one by good pal Willie Nelson. Those tope a new music releases week that ...

Preparing to enter his seventh decade in the music industry, 92-year-old country music and American icon Willie Nelson is releasing his 78th solo album. "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" arrives on ...