Crossing over to number 46 on the pop charts, it took home Album of the Year honors from both the Country Music Association ...

Despite overwhelming success in the country music sphere, Haggard didn’t exactly have the same luck in his romantic life. The California-born artist married five times throughout his nearly eight ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own ...

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 title of Ethan Hawke’s new documentary about Merle Haggard is “Highway 99 a double album” — so for those too young to remember life before streaming playlists, it’s worth noting a double album is ...

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - A Merle Haggard bluegrass album may be a strange concept to some, but it's not really a stretch at all. Backed by an all-star band that includes Marty Stuart, Carl Jackson and ...

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Nine tracks from ...

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

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, ...