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 ...

It has been a cruel season of loss in the music community, felt most recently with the departure of Merle Haggard, the titan of American song who passed away last Wednesday on the occasion of his 79th ...

Country legend Merle Haggard died Wednesday at his California home left the entire country music-loving nation saddened. He was 79. One of the seminal Haggard discs, it was released on Capital in 1968 ...

[Haggard's] songwriting was peerless, his delivery was authoritative and wholly credible, and his music illustrated a slice of American life that was utterly devoid of glamour. His songs occurred in a ...

Haggard recently unearthed the tune for the 11th season of the live performance and interview series Guitar Center Sessions, which airs on Audience Network. Backed by a relatively small band, the ...

As the 2015 Stagecoach Country Festival got underway Friday in Indio, the tour bus belonging to western swing band the Time Jumpers hosted an impromptu summit: three generations of acclaimed country ...

Country music has had its share of brilliant songwriters, unmistakable singers and larger-than-life figures. Merle Haggard — who died Wednesday at age 79 — was all three, and the list doesn't stop ...

It has been a cruel season of loss in the music community, felt most recently with the departure of Merle Haggard, the titan of American song who passed away last Wednesday on the occasion of his 79th ...