MOORHEAD - Merle Haggard may be 78, but you don't want to get on the fightin' side of the legendary singer. Just ask him about the current state of country music. He sings the praises of Sturgill ...

Merle Haggard was among the greatest country singer/songwriters to ever pick up a pen or stand behind a microphone. Called the poet of the common man, Haggard had a singular talent for tapping into ...

The late Merle Haggard sang about breakups, working, loving, fighting, American flags, getting drunk and working some more. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "WORKIN' MAN BLUES") HAGGARD: (Singing) Well, hey, hey, ...

A monument to music legend Merle Haggard is planned for the area in front of the Muskogee Civic Center, where Haggard recorded the live album, "Live from Muskogee," released in 1969. A bronze statue ...