On the morning of April 6, 2016, Haggard died of complications from pneumonia at his California home. He had just turned 79 ...

A 1975 country classic topped the charts 51 years ago—and its story involves a real-life romance that never came to be.

Merle Haggard's country music standard, "Today I Started Loving You Again", was written over a humble meal of take-out ...

Ten years ago today, one of the most influential country singer/songwriters of the 20th century died on his birthday.

Here's to the Hag. When it comes to a Mount Rushmore of Country Music, it's pretty hard to have a conversation about it ...

The surprise honor comes on the 10-year anniversary of Merle Haggard’s death, which also marks what would’ve been his 89th ...

One legend helping out another. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the death of outlaw country pioneer Merle Haggard, who ...

Merle Haggard Paramount Theater SFJAZZ Oakland, CA February 13, 2016 Some consider Merle Haggard to be “The Poet Laureate of California." Certainly, he is the state's most famous singer-songwriter and ...

Reba McEntire loved Merle Haggard, but she never wanted to meet him. “I never wanted to meet my heroes, because I didn’t want ...

Stars, they’re just like us!

Alan Jackson has great memories of one of his own musical heroes, Merle Haggard — but as he reveals in a new interview, the country legend was not too fond of one of Jackson's favorite down-home ...

"America First" was a theme in JD Vance's speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention, and it was even a theme in his intro music to the stage. Vance greeted the crowd at the RNC Wednesday ...