Merle Haggard is one of the most ubiquitous names in country music, thanks to classic cuts like “Okie from Muskogee” and “The Fightin’ Side of Me”. His professional trajectory was remarkable. He ...

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 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 ...

On performing at the music festival in Patchogue, he said, “It feels great. I’m glad there are country fans in the North East. I’m glad that every region in the United States has a good country music ...

Outlaw, "Okie from Muskogee," poet of working-class values and a fixture in country music for 50 years, Merle Haggard died Wednesday, April 6, his... Country Legend Merle Haggard Dies At 79 Merle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Born in 1937, Merle Haggard—nicknamed "The Hag"—was a man made for country music. Growing up in California during the Great ...

Born in 1937, Merle Haggard—nicknamed "The Hag"—was a man made for country music. Growing up in California during the Great Depression had Haggard, who passed in 2016 at the age of 79, living in a ...