Sixty-eight years ago today, an artist who elevated country music in the 1990s by following in his idols' footsteps was born.

Outlaw country legend Merle Haggard landed in San Quentin Prison on Feb. 21, 1958, just two months shy of his 21st birthday.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Country legend Merle Haggard has been brought into the national spotlight again, thanks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance ...

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Nine tracks from ...

Some songwriters are able to write songs about those turns in life too painful to talk about. When I met Merle Haggard aboard his tour bus in the early summer of 2001, he no longer looked much like ...

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 ...

Country legend Merle Haggard has been brought into the national spotlight again, thanks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance repeatedly using one of the late singer’s anthems as his walk-up music ...