Country music lost a legend this week when Merle Haggard left us on April 6—his 79th birthday—due to complications from pneumonia. The singer and songwriter embodied what many consider to be the core ...

Written by Haggard and first released in June of 1981 as the lead single from Haggard's live album Rainbow Stew Live at Anaheim Stadium, "Rainbow Stew" went on to achieve considerable success, ...

Merle Haggard initially encountered Blaze Foley’s music when he cut “If I Could Only Fly” with Willie Nelson in 1987, after which the country icon became one of the late Austin troubadour’s biggest ...

In this June 28, 2015, file photo, singer-songwriter Merle Haggard performs at the 2015 Big Barrel Country Music Festival in Dover, Del. Country giant Merle Haggard, who celebrated outlaws, underdogs ...

Merle Haggard was most famous for singing about how proud he was "to be an Okie From Muskogee," but the country music legend -- who died Wednesday (April 6) on his 79 th birthday -- also had a soft ...