It has been a cruel season of loss in the music community, felt most recently with the departure of Merle Haggard, the titan of American song who passed away last Wednesday on the occasion of his 79th ...

There’s a warm fuzzy feeling that comes with letting go. It’s easy to miss, though. The sting of relinquishing control over an idea, a person or, worse, your own life is often the focus in moments ...

Merle Haggard had a rough start in this world. First of all, he was born during the final years of the Great Depression, and soon after, his father died when Haggard was around nine years old. As a ...

Country music fans can now hear Merle Haggard's last song. "Kern River Blues," the final tune that "the Hag" ever recorded, was released on Thursday (May 12). "I'm flying out on a jet plane / Gonna ...

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 ...

Twenty-five years ago, a bill like this one would have been inconceivable. Merle Haggard, the one-time king of country, supported by an all-black gospel vocal group and a Dylan/Woody protege from ...

Merle Haggard‘s final recording will be unveiled tomorrow (May 12th). According to the late legend’s official website, “Kern River Blues” will premiere on SiriusXM’s Willie’s Roadhouse channel, then ...

Longtime Merle Haggard fans saddened by the legend's death will receive some solace this week when a new single is released from the late singer. According to Haggard's website, "Kern River Blues" ...

A singer singing about his or her feelings for someone else is normal – be it pop or country or any other type of music. But it is rather un-normal for a performer to declare his love for another ...

The country music world lost an absolute icon when Merle Haggard passed away on April 6, 2016, his 79th birthday. Since the early 1960s, Haggard had made a name for himself in country music, as a ...

The California native already been through so much by the time he turned 20—including a two-year stint in San Quentin Prison—that, by the time he’d signed his first record deal in 1962 at the age of ...

It has been a cruel season of loss in the music community, felt most recently with the departure of Merle Haggard, the titan of American song who passed away last Wednesday on the occasion of his 79th ...