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

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

Cody Johnson and Jamey Johnson honor Merle Haggard with covers as April connections fuel country music folklore.

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 ...

Johnson released a cover of Merle Haggard's 'Footlights' to mark the late legend's birthday and 10th anniversary of his death ...

The Grammy winner is considered one of the most iconic singers in country music history.

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Producer J.J. Blair and musician Mike Finnigan had been friends for decades when Blair began producing what became Finnigan's final album. Blair says that even the most respected musicians on the ...

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

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's life is set to come to the screen in an upcoming biopic, tentatively starring Sam Rockwell. Haggard’s widow Theresa Haggard will write the script alongside Robin Bissell, who will also ...

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