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Singer Merle Haggard was the father of Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben before his death in 2016. Here's everything ...
Merle Haggard was head over heels for Dolly Parton. He said one awkward studio session finally 'freed' him of his crush.
On this day, August 1, 1966, Merle Haggard recorded his first-ever No. 1 hit, "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive" in Los Angeles, California.
In 1982, Jones and Haggard joined forces for an album of duets titled A Taste of Yesterday’s Wine. The LP went to No. 4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Its first single, “Yesterday’s Wine,” ...
Country legend Merle Haggard has been brought into the national spotlight again, thanks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance repeatedly using one of the late singer’s anthems as his walk-up ...
Muskogee Civic Center became part of the Oklahoma Music Trail when a marker was unveiled Thursday. The marker, placed next to the Merle Haggard statue, recounts when Haggard made a live recording of ...
Merle Haggard fell deeply in love with Dolly Parton. When he looked back on his behavior, he couldn't help but cringe.
Merle Haggard Paramount Theater SFJAZZ Oakland, CA February 13, 2016 Some consider Merle Haggard to be “The Poet Laureate of California." Certainly, he is the state's most famous singer-songwriter and ...
So as Haggard gets ready to join sons and daughters of other classic country artists on Oct. 8 in St, John's, he hopes he can at least do his part to keep real country music alive and well in ...
When Merle Haggard headlines the first two nights of Ink-N-Iron Nashville on Aug. 6-7, he'll do so in a rare manner. By Tom Roland When Merle Haggard headlines the first two nights of Ink-N-Iron ...
Merle Haggard performs onstage during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, on April 24, 2015 in Indio, California. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach ...