Country music fans can now hear Merle Haggard's last song. "Kern River Blues," the final tune that "the Hag" ever recorded, was released on Thursday (May 12). "I'm flying out on a jet plane / Gonna ...

As one of the creators of country music’s influential Bakersfield sound, Merle Haggard will undoubtedly be remembered for what he helped begin. But on the day of his death at age 79, let’s not forget ...

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Merle Haggard possessed the most perfect surname in American music. It exuded an endurance that came with living, and his music did likewise. These are not Haggard's 10 biggest hits nor his 10 ...

Six new artists have been added to the upcoming Merle Haggard tribute concert. Rodney Crowell, Buddy Miller, Jake Owen, Aaron Lewis, Tanya Tucker and Chris Janson will all take the stage during ...

Haggard died today, on his 79th birthday. — -- In the wake of the passing of country legend Merle Haggard, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum ordered flowers and a condolence book for fans ...

Today was the Hall of Famer's birthday. — -- Country Music Hall of Famer Merle Haggard passed away today on his 79th birthday, his son Ben confirmed on Facebook. "A week ago dad told us he was ...

Merle Haggard, the country music legend who was born during the Depression, came of age in prison and whose songs have earned him the title, “poet of the common man,” died Wednesday at his home near ...

Merle Haggard, the grizzled country music legend whose songs such as “Okie from Muskogee” and “Fightin’ Side of Me” made him a voice for the workingman and the outsider, has died. He was 79. Haggard ...

Country legend Merle Haggard, often called “the Poet of the Common Man,” whose music reflected his hardscrabble roots and hard-living ways as well as a tenderness that made him a revered songwriter, ...

This year has been a wretched year for musician deaths. Now comes the news that Merle Haggard has died as well, and on his 79th birthday. Haggard had been battling pneumonia since last year and died ...