Merle Haggard is a country music icon. He wrote, recorded, and released some of the most memorable songs in the genre’s history. Songs like “Mama Tried,” “If We Make It Through December,” “Sliver ...

Merle Haggard is one of the most ubiquitous names in country music, thanks to classic cuts like “Okie from Muskogee” and “The Fightin’ Side of Me”. His professional trajectory was remarkable. He ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born in 1937, Merle Haggard—nicknamed "The Hag"—was a man made for country music. Growing up in California during the Great ...

...it was a wonderful period in America. America was like the music: the music reflects the kind of people we were then. And the music was much more--I think--sophisticated than it is now. It was much ...

His terrier was yapping at his feet but Merle Haggard seemed to have all the patience, calm and focus of a Zen master. He was explaining why, at age 73, he keeps hitting the road, plying what could be ...

At 73, two years removed from lung surgery, and two months from a related chest infection, Merle Haggard should be at home recuperating on his idyllic 189-acre ranch near California’s ...

Looking back at at Lucky, her 2014 collection of Merle Haggard covers, Suzy Bogguss can't speak about Haggard's mark on her career without mentioning his influence on her as a country music fan. She ...

On the song selection approach of her new album, she said, “It began with Merle requesting I sing one of his songs. They called to see if I’d like to record at Hagg studio in Redding, CA. ‘My Favorite ...

Prior to his tribute concert, Merle Haggard's wife Theresa proudly spoke about her late husband's influence and legacy, and the song she most relies on these days. Barely holding back tears, the ...

On performing at the music festival in Patchogue, he said, “It feels great. I’m glad there are country fans in the North East. I’m glad that every region in the United States has a good country music ...