Merle Haggard released dozens of albums and sent 38 singles to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart over the course of his long career. However, when many country fans hear his name, one ...

This song spent two weeks atop the country charts.

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 ...

Songwriter Tommy Collins, whom Merle Haggard paid tribute to in his 1981 song "Leonard", would have turned 96 today.

Merle Haggard, a.k.a “The Hag,” proved this 1973 country classic “If We Make It Through December,” has lost none of its ...

Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" was ranked No. 9 on Rolling Stone's most recent listing of the 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. Written in 1968, the song remains a timeless classic that ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preparing to enter his seventh decade in the music industry, 92-year-old country music and American icon Willie Nelson is ...

Merle Haggard sadly died on this date in 2016 from complications due to pneumonia. The legendary singer-songwriter was also born on this date, April 6, 1939, in Oildale, California near Bakserfiled ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Suzy Bogguss. Photo by Amy Dickerson In the 1990s, Suzy Bogguss scored a number of high-charting country hits, including ...

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 ...