Merle Haggard's 1969 album 'Okie From Muskogee' topped the country albums chart 56 years ago today on May 22, 1970.

While Merle Haggard was battling pneumonia in the hospital and canceling tour stops, he was spending his final days writing music. His final song -- "Kern River Blues" -- is being released ...

In a time when it feels like most songs are put together in a studio like a math equation, many tracks seem like they are ...

Country legend Merle Haggard went to play at the great honky-tonk in the sky 10 years ago. He died April 6, 2016, during a ...

The audio history lesson tracked America's story from the Revolution through the Civil Rights era.

Nearly 30 artists -- Miranda Lambert, Loretta Lynn, Jake Owen, Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, Tanya Tucker, Alabama and many more -- took the stage at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Thursday night ...

Merle Haggard’s legacy lives on. When the country music legend passed away on April 6, 2016, his three sons, Marty, Noel and Ben -- who are all country singers -- wasted no time picking up their ...

Merle Haggard died on Wednesday (April 6) -- his 79th birthday -- after a brief struggle with pneumonia. “I’m really lucky to be alive,” Haggard said in February. “… I had a pain that went all the way ...

Merle Haggard and Jenessa Haggard backstage during the second annual ACM Honors at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on September 22, 2009 in Nashville ; Merle Haggard with wife Theresa and son Ben arrives ...

Most holiday songs celebrate joy, family and festive cheer. In 1973, Merle Haggard took a very different approach.

Jake Owen offered an impromptu concert for fans from the comfort of his kitchen on Thursday night (April 7). Saddened by the death of Merle Haggard, Owen signed onto Facebook Live to perform a ...

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., ...