Rocker Sammy Hagar picked a Merle Haggard song to ponder life after the death of Charlie Kirk. The Red Rocker took to social media to sing a slightly adjusted version of the chorus of Haggard’s “Are ...

HighTone Records returns under Craft, debuting Tulare Dust, a Merle Haggard tribute that proves the legend wrote circles around most. Originally founded in 1983, HighTone carved its reputation by ...

Willie Nelson’s new album will be a tribute to a fellow music legend — “Okie From Muskogee” artist Merle Haggard. “Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle” will be released via Legacy Recordings in all ...

Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own count as a teenager and young man. But his greatest escape was getting out ...

As a filmmaker and novelist, Ethan Hawke often celebrates the lives of artists, acknowledging their messy humanity while honouring their creative gifts. Little wonder, then, that he would devote a ...

The director gathers a who’s who of musicians for performances and conversation about the country luminary. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic The double album consists of 26 tracks, ...

Get to know Merle Haggard’s kids: Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben Emy LaCroix is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She previously worked as the ...

Dolly Parton has said she would never date someone in the music industry, but that didn’t stop Merle Haggard from trying. The pair spent time together on a joint tour, and he fell in love with her.

Dolly Parton could charm just about anyone. Country singer Merle Haggard was no different. The pair got to know each other while touring in the early days of her career. Before long, he was writing ...

Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song: Hopping freights and doing prison time. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car.

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. This week marks the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid, the country music concert founded by Willie Nelson as a fundraiser to benefit farmers. Held in Champaign, ...

Garth Brooks went to great lengths to give Trisha Yearwood a proposal she would never forget. In the country music star's newly released book, "The Anthology Part IV: Going Home," Brooks shared that ...