On this day 58 years ago, one of the best country songs ever was officially released, becoming an immediate hit. July 22 ...

While Clint Eastwood was becoming a Hollywood icon, he was also surprising country music fans with an unlikely chart-topping ...

Before “Okie From Muskogee” became his signature song and before “If We Make It Through December” became his biggest crossover hit, Merle Haggard’s best-known song was the one where he came clean ...

The best part of Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum right now is probably an exhibit dedicated to the Bakersfield Sound, looking back on when artists like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens ...

A chart-topping country song told the touching story of a family whose determination helped them overcome extraordinary challenges.

A statue of the late country music legend Merle Haggard will be unveiled in October followed by a tribute concert to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Famer. A statue of the late country music legend Merle ...

Author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The writer's exposure to music, ...

Merle Haggard, the former San Quentin inmate whose resonant baritone, songs about the hardships of ordinary people and devotion to the traditions of country music put him in the pantheon of American ...

Honky-tonk hero Merle Haggard's death yesterday (April 6) impacted more than just the country-music community. His influence reached deep into the rock realm, too. The boys from Jacksonville, Fla., ...

He was best known for such patriotic hits as "Okie From Muskogee" and "The Fightin' Side of Me" Merle Haggard, the grizzled country music legend whose songs such as “Okie from Muskogee” and “Fightin’ ...

Miranda Lambert and Lukas Nelson honored Kris Kristofferson in a memorable way. A few years back, shortly after Kristofferson ...

Author David Ritz recalls when Merle Haggard invited him to his ranch to discuss collaborating on an autobiography that was never realized. By David Ritz Last summer Merle Haggard invited me to his ...