In addition to his prolific musical catalogue, Merle Haggard had a surprisingly extensive, unreleased collection of poetry.
Forty-one years ago today, Merle Haggard topped the chart for the 30th time with a song that was previously a major hit for someone else.
Lee Zimmerman Correspondent for The Daily Times Dec 10, 2025 Dec 10, 2025 There’s joy in making music, a shared satisfaction for both the artist and the audience. That satisfaction is magnified when ...
Rocker Sammy Hagar picked a Merle Haggard song to ponder life after the death of Charlie Kirk. The Red Rocker took to social media to sing a slightly adjusted version of the chorus of Haggard’s “Are ...
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, ...
In honor of one of Bakersfield's most famous sons, the Haggard Boxcar Music Festival, a grand birthday celebration for the iconic country music legend Merle Haggard, returns after a four-year hiatus ...
Alabama's Randy Owen and Jeff Cook told a great Merle Haggard story ahead of CMT Giants: Alabama. In a sense, they told two of them. The pair — along with the late Jeff Cook — started a group called ...
Twenty years ago, the country legend talked with Variety's chief music critic about what drove him to write the anti-Bush/anti-Iraq-war song, now being revived as the Republican VP candidate's walk-up ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country legend Merle Haggard has been brought into the national spotlight again, thanks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance ...