Merle Haggard was known for a lot of things, his influence on honky tonk being one. Here are a few songs that give that same ...

Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" was ranked No. 9 on Rolling Stone's most recent listing of the 200 Greatest Country Songs of All ...

On May 2, 1976, Merle Haggard scored his third consecutive No. 1 album with 'It's All in the Movies', featuring his eighth ...

All three 'American Idol' judges served high praise for Hannah Harper's sweeping cover of a great Merle Haggard ballad. Is ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Released in early 1975, "Always Wanting You" became the 20th No. 1 hit for Merle Haggard, spending two weeks atop the Billboard ...

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 ...

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 ...