Merle Haggard, the legendary country singer known for his rough-and-tumble vocals and outlaw country anthems, wasn't just a ...

In addition to his acting career, Clint Eastwood also toiled in the world of country music with both Ray Charles and Merle ...

Haggard, who died in 2016, wrote a variety of political songs in his time, from one praising Hillary Clinton, to 1969 “Okie from Muskogee,” a rebuke of the hippie culture during the Vietnam War.

I asked Merle, ‘Come sing on this,’ and he did," remembered Nelson as he started to revisit his 1989 song "A Horse Called ...

Merle Haggard could easily have been a career felon, says Jason Fine in Rolling Stone. Growing up in California, the country music superstar led a life of what he calls “illegal motion ...

The 30 Most Depressing Country Songs of All Time, Ranked Grief, regret and hopelessness are three major themes in this countdown of the most depressing country songs of all time.

Courtesy: Budd Butcher/U.S. Air Force From Merle Haggard’s “Fightin’ Side of Me” to Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue,” country music is often associated with ...

Green and Worthington sound incredible, and I love that they pulled a deeper cut from Haggard’s catalog to perform. While everyone knows “Workin’ Man Blues” or “Mama Tried,” “The Way I Am” is a tune ...