In a time when it feels like most songs are put together in a studio like a math equation, many tracks seem like they are ...

The audio history lesson tracked America's story from the Revolution through the Civil Rights era.

Merle Haggard's 1969 album 'Okie From Muskogee' topped the country albums chart 56 years ago today on May 22, 1970.

Country legend Merle Haggard went to play at the great honky-tonk in the sky 10 years ago. He died April 6, 2016, during a ...

Most holiday songs celebrate joy, family and festive cheer. In 1973, Merle Haggard took a very different approach.

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 ...

Tributes poured in on Twitter after news broke of legendary country musician Merle Haggard's death on Wednesday, his 79th birthday. The singer-songwriter died in Palo Cedro, California, 8 miles east ...

Merle Haggard’s songs always seemed to channel the people he sang for through his 79 years: blue-collar workers, prison inmates, forlorn lovers and everyday Americans looking for signs of reassurance ...

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 ...

Merle Haggard was known by his fans as “Hag.” With songs that reflected the working-class values and experiences of his own early life, Haggard found an audience in folks that saw the same. The ...

Country legend Merle Haggard sat down with Men’s Journal recently for a unique, personal interview, and the star didn’t hold back. Haggard took the opportunity to share his feelings on a wide range of ...

Merles brother, Lowell, and his sister, Lillian, were teenagers when his mother, Flossie, found out she was pregnant with Merle. "She sort of was embarrassed about it", Haggard says. "The children ...