The concert special saw Nelson collaborating with other music legends on a variety of songs. Sometimes, these were simple duets between the “Always on My Mind” singer and another A-list artist. Other ...

Merle Haggard enjoyed numerous artistic and professional triumphs, including more than 100 country hits (38 No. 1s), dozens of studio and live album releases, upwards of 10,000 concerts, induction ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Merle Haggard didn’t just write great country songs, he lived them. His real-life experiences of poverty as the son of Oklahoma migrants, an early stint in prison and a life lived ...

Nearly eight years after his death, the legacy of country superstar Merle Haggard, who did time in San Quentin Prison before going on to become the face of a music genre and be inducted into the ...

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 ...

The title of Ethan Hawke’s new documentary about Merle Haggard is “Highway 99 a double album” — so for those too young to remember life before streaming playlists, it’s worth noting a double album is ...