"He never did stray off the beaten path. He stayed exactly with what he did,” said Toby Keith of Haggard. “He was my idol.” ...

A&E aired a concert special called Merle Haggard: Salute to a Country Legend on Monday, April 13. The "Mama Tried" singer and Toby Keith were good friends before Merle died on April 6, 2016. Toby once ...

Here's to the Hag. When it comes to a Mount Rushmore of Country Music, it's pretty hard to have a conversation about it without mentioning the name Merle Haggard. Born in a converted boxcar in ...

Merle Haggard's country music standard, "Today I Started Loving You Again", was written over a humble meal of take-out ...

Johnson released a cover of Merle Haggard's 'Footlights' to mark the late legend's birthday and 10th anniversary of his death. For Johnson, Haggard's music is special: It means a lot to his family.

The Grammy winner is considered one of the most iconic singers in country music history.

A 1975 country classic topped the charts 51 years ago—and its story involves a real-life romance that never came to be.

Before “Okie From Muskogee” became his signature song and before “If We Make It Through December” became his biggest crossover hit, Merle Haggard’s best-known song was the one where he came clean ...

Alan Jackson has great memories of one of his own musical heroes, Merle Haggard — but as he reveals in a new interview, the country legend was not too fond of one of Jackson's favorite down-home ...

Another Monday morning surprise drop. After a 2025 that was filled with ups and downs, highlighted primarily by suffering a ...

Reba McEntire loved Merle Haggard, but she never wanted to meet him. “I never wanted to meet my heroes, because I didn’t want ...

"America First" was a theme in JD Vance's speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention, and it was even a theme in his intro music to the stage. Vance greeted the crowd at the RNC Wednesday ...