Looking back at at Lucky, her 2014 collection of Merle Haggard covers, Suzy Bogguss can't speak about Haggard's mark on her career without mentioning his influence on her as a country music fan. She ...
Gandulf Hennig, the director of AMERICAN MASTERS Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself premiering July 21, 2010 at 9pm on PBS(check local listings), explains his film making process and shares ...
Pop! Goes the Country was a weekly show that let audiences across the nation see country stars and up-and-comers perform. Additionally, the show featured interviews with those artists. As the title ...
On the song selection approach of her new album, she said, “It began with Merle requesting I sing one of his songs. They called to see if I’d like to record at Hagg studio in Redding, CA. ‘My Favorite ...
Hailed as "the Poet of the Common Man," there's no question that the late Merle Haggard's reputation as one of the most important singer-songwriters in country music was well-deserved. Now, nearly ten ...
Merle Haggard will be the featured guest at Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, but this will be an appearance for the Oildale-bred music legend like none before. Haggard's "concert" will be almost all ...
At 73, two years removed from lung surgery, and two months from a related chest infection, Merle Haggard should be at home recuperating on his idyllic 189-acre ranch near California’s ...
Merle Haggard is a country music icon. He wrote, recorded, and released some of the most memorable songs in the genre’s history. Songs like “Mama Tried,” “If We Make It Through December,” “Sliver ...
Ethan Hawke, 55, is a longtime admirer and friend of Willie Nelson and has appeared with the country music legend at events ...
Merle Haggard turned 75 on Friday (April 6) and although the legendary entertainer, who calls himself a "walking miracle," couldn't be faulted for taking it easy -- after all, in January he ...
It's a song lyric any self-respecting country music fan should be able to finish. “I turned 21 in prison ...” ...