These outlaw country songs by Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Willie Nelson will likely leave you with goosebumps.

Merle Haggard had a few pivotal moments in his life that pushed him toward the direction of songwriting, not just singing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A date has officially been set for a special unveiling in Muskogee, Okla. And it's got Bakersfield written all over it. Coming ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and ...

A powerful country song that captured the tensions of its time climbed to the top of the charts on this day in 1970. Merle ...

Merle Haggard Paramount Theater SFJAZZ Oakland, CA February 13, 2016 Some consider Merle Haggard to be “The Poet Laureate of California." Certainly, he is the state's most famous singer-songwriter and ...

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 ...

There’s something perverse about watching a man in pain sing some of the most beautiful songs ever written, which is how I spent two nights in November 2010, chasing Merle Haggard’s bus down ...

Twenty years ago, the country legend talked with Variety's chief music critic about what drove him to write the anti-Bush/anti-Iraq-war song, now being revived as the Republican VP candidate's walk-up ...

Author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The writer's exposure to music, ...

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 ...