The legendary Clint Eastwood spent much of the ‘70s dominating the big screen with gritty, oftentimes cynical blockbuster ...

Merle Haggard suffered a tragedy at a young age tat would inform virtually every part of his life, both personally and in his career.

Nine and a half years after his death -- on his 79th birthday, in fact -- Merle Haggard is the subject of two new albums, one ...

Rocker Sammy Hagar picked a Merle Haggard song to ponder life after the death of Charlie Kirk. The Red Rocker took to social media to sing a slightly adjusted version of the chorus of Haggard's "Are ...

Willie Nelson will interpret the songs of Merle Haggard on the country legend’s upcoming 78th solo studio album. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, due out November 7, finds Nelson delivering 11 new ...

The music-savvy actor-director honors Merle Haggard, bringing in today's top Americana stars to cover the late country legend’s songs over the course of the three-hour film. Hawke keeps the two-part ...

Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song: Hopping freights and doing prison time. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car.

“Is the best of the free life behind us now?” Merle Haggard asked in a haunting 1982 country music hit song. Nine years earlier, Haggard had scoffed at potheads and draft dodgers in a White House ...

It’s no secret that Dwight Yoakam and The Judds were both massive names in the country music world in the ’80s and ’90s. And if that was a little before your time, you might be surprised to know that ...

Tomorrow, country music legend and Texas icon Willie Nelson turns 90. At this stage, he’s outlived most of his friends and contemporaries including Waylon Jennings, Johnny Paycheck, Ray Price, Buck ...

California native Merle Haggard may not have actually been an "Okie from Muskogee," but that very city will soon award the influential singer-songwriter with a special honor. On Wednesday (March 29), ...