HighTone Records returns under Craft, debuting Tulare Dust, a Merle Haggard tribute that proves the legend wrote circles around most. Originally founded in 1983, HighTone carved its reputation by ...

Thursday, September 4, 2025 – Willie Nelson will pay tribute to Merle Haggard on his upcoming studio album, "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," out Nov. 7 on Sony Legacy Recordings. "Workin' Man "(his ...

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 ...

Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own count as a teenager and young man. But his greatest escape was getting out ...

The director gathers a who’s who of musicians for performances and conversation about the country luminary. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic The double album consists of 26 tracks, ...

Get to know Merle Haggard’s kids: Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben Emy LaCroix is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She previously worked as the ...

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.

“Texican” rock-and-rollers Los Lonely Boys will play the Door Community Auditorium (DCA) on June 21, 8 pm. Made up of brothers Henry, Jojo and Ringo Garza, the band has ridden its bluesy rock sound ...

LuLu's Eating and Drinking Establishment in Redding was a favorite haunt of country music legend Merle Haggard. Owner Richard Paulson, whose family has a long history in the restaurant business, ...

Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song: Hopping freights and doing prison time. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. This week marks the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid, the country music concert founded by Willie Nelson as a fundraiser to benefit farmers. Held in Champaign, ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The man who made Muskogee famous has been immortalized there. On Oct. 10, city of Muskogee officials unveiled a statue of singer-songwriter Merle Haggard. The statue of Haggard was ...