Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

"Bad Actor," the most intriguing new song on Merle Haggard's new album, "I Am What I Am" (Vanguard) veers furthest in its melody and lyrics from what's expected from this country music legend. But the ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - It's not so much that Merle Haggard has established himself as an American gem on his ambitious releases in the past decade; it's that we finally took notice. He's gone from the ...

On this day in 1981, outlaw country legend Merle Haggard was at No. 1 with "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink." ...

On February 9, 1969, Waylon Jennings‘ band member Walter “Chuck” Conway was killed, and another Rags Allen was badly injured when their camper crashed en route to a show in Illinois. At the time, ...