Two of the greatest of all time in country music...and their friendship was ruined over a poker game. Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard are undoubtedly two of the best to ever do it. But did you ever ...

Toby Keith gave a poignant tribute to the late country icon Merle Haggard during his performance at the Grand Ole Opry in May, blending together several of the legend’s hits for one memorable ...

Only Merle Haggard. Never one who was shy or too scared to speak his mind, Merle was good friends with Ray Benson, frontman of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, who recalled a great story about ...

Merle Haggard wrote the title track of his fifth album for a former prison mate named Rabbit who invited him to escape San Quentin.

Eighty-three years ago today, the country singer and songwriter who wrote hits for Merle Haggard and other legends was born.

Merle Haggard’s songs always seemed to channel the people he sang for through his 79 years: blue-collar workers, prison inmates, forlorn lovers and everyday Americans looking for signs of reassurance ...

Tributes poured in on Twitter after news broke of legendary country musician Merle Haggard's death on Wednesday, his 79th birthday. The singer-songwriter died in Palo Cedro, California, 8 miles east ...

After Merle Haggard passed away Wednesday at home in Palo Cedro, Calif., country music was pouring its heart out over word of the Golden State native's death from pneumonia at 79. "He was my brother, ...

Country music legend Merle Haggard died on Wednesday — his 79th birthday. He'd been fighting various health problems for a long time, but he kept on performing and releasing new albums. Many a veteran ...

"[An] hour ago he took his last breath surrounded by family and friends," writes the icon's son brightcove.createExperiences(); Merle Haggard‘s son has revealed that his late father warned the family ...

Honky-tonk hero Merle Haggard's death yesterday (April 6) impacted more than just the country-music community. His influence reached deep into the rock realm, too. The boys from Jacksonville, Fla., ...

A fishing boat that once belonged to country icon Merle Haggard has made its way back to his son Ben. According to Country Rebel, a 1980s Ranger boat formerly owned by Haggard wound up in the hands of ...