A decade ago, Merle Haggard died on the same day he turned 79 after sharing a premonition that his final moments would coincide with his birthday. The country music singer fell ill with pneumonia in ...

On this day (July 26) in 1980, Merle Haggard and Clint Eastwood were at No. 1 with “Bar Room Buddies.” The single, taken from the soundtrack of Eastwood’s Bronco Billy, stayed at the top of the ...

On June 28, 1966, country music was quietly changed in a Hollywood recording studio. That day, Merle Haggard entered the famed Capitol Recording Studio in Los Angeles to cut what would become one of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Even Merle Haggard gets nervous about stepping onto a stage when the audience is filled with songwriters, record label executives and fellow artists. “Well, it’s glorious but it’s ...

A good singer can make a song sound nice, but a great singer can embody the lyrics so authentically that it seems like the words came straight from their innermost depths. But this, like so many other ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. Country music icon Merle Haggard (1937-2016), had 38 of his albums appear on Billboard's country-music top 10 charts (more ...

Cody Johnson's new rendition of Merle Haggard's "Footlights" was timed to come out on the late legend's birthday — which also happens to be the day he died. But that's not even the most powerful part ...