One of The Hag's most autobiographical songs, indeed. On this date in 1966, Merle Haggard released his single "The Fugitive," which would later be know as "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive," which ultimately ...

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...

Preparing to enter his seventh decade in the music industry, 92-year-old country music and American icon Willie Nelson is releasing his 78th solo album. "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" arrives on ...

One of Merle Haggard's all-time favorite singers has a surprising connection to The Goo Goo Dolls. Small world indeed.

Nine years after Merle Haggard’s death at 79, Ethan Hawke has organized a public wake, and it’s a humdinger. A biography by way of California road trip and recording-studio extravaganza, Highway 99: A ...

One of Merle Haggard's classics. In 1973, Merle released "If We Make It Through December" as the lead single for his Christmas album Merle Haggard’s Christmas Present, but it later became the the ...

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 ...

Written with ex-wife Bonnie Owens, Haggard released “Somewhere Between” on his fourth studio album, Branded Man. The wistful ballad tells the story of a couple struggling to bridge the emotional gap ...

Haggard's best-known songs include "Mama Tried," "Okie From Muskogee," "Today I Started Loving You Again" and "The Bottle Let Me Down." Merle Haggard had a lifelong fascination with trains.

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...