Merle Haggard was one of the greatest country singer/songwriters to walk the earth. He was also one of the only (reformed) criminals in the Outlaw Country movement. Haggard also helped to bring the ...

Merle Haggard enjoyed numerous artistic and professional triumphs, including more than 100 country hits (38 No. 1s), dozens of studio and live album releases, upwards of 10,000 concerts, induction ...

A raw, unfiltered portrait of working-class America at Christmastime—one that still resonates just as deeply half a century ...

Merle Haggard fans are in mourning. The iconic singer and songwriter died on Wednesday at age 79. It was his birthday. It is not exaggeration to describe Haggard's legacy like this: "Merle Haggard was ...

When Merle Haggard visited the Alberta Bair Theater last February, tickets sold out in under three hours and he got a standing ovation before he'd even sung a note. The much-deserved praise was fueled ...

Watch Merle Haggard and his then-wife, Bonnie Owens, step into the roles of Johnny Cash and June Carter for an iconic duet.

(CNN) — Country music legend Merle Haggard, best known for such patriotic hits as “Okie From Muskogee” and “The Fightin’ Side of Me,” died Wednesday, his birthday, at his home in Northern California.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Merle Haggard didn’t just write great country songs, he lived them. His real life experiences of poverty as the son of Oklahoma migrants, an early stint in prison and a life ...