LOS ANGELES - Country legend Merle Haggard, often called "the Poet of the Common Man," whose music reflected his hardscrabble roots and hard-living ways as well as a tenderness that made him a revered ...

Named for Merle Travis, an American country and western singer hailing from Muhlenberg County, the Merle Travis Music Center, located at 750 Cleaton Road in Powderly, is a 321-seat auditorium ...

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

Having spent a little over a decade in country music, Riley Green wasted no time making a name for himself. Working with stars like Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett, Green released three studio albums. He ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Haggard's biographer Marc Eliot about his book: The Hag. Haggard spent his early years going from family tragedy to odd jobs to broken marriages to petty crime to prison.

DALLAS (CBSDFW/AP) - Country music legend Merle Haggard has died in Palo Cedro, California at age 79. The news of his death was confirmed by Haggard's manager, Frank Mull, who said the country icon ...

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 ...

On what would have been his 85th birthday, country music legend Merle Haggard will be honored with "Merle Haggard: The Inside Stories," a special program at Beale Memorial Library. On Wednesday, Ray ...

MerleFest has been a mainstay on the music circuit since 1988. People flock to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina each year to celebrate the music of the Appalachian region, ...

Merle Dandridge, where have you been all my theatrical life? Yes, I know you’ve performed at Pasadena Playhouse before, most notably in Sheldon Epps’ revisal of “Kiss Me, Kate.” But your incandescent ...

The past, present and future of MerleFest, a bluegrass and roots music festival in NC. Go behind the scenes of MerleFest, an annual bluegrass and roots music festival that attracts thousands to ...

Country music icon Merle Haggard died on Wednesday -- the same day as his 79th birthday -- his manager confirmed to ET. Haggard was reportedly diagnosed with pneumonia last year, and canceled a series ...