On Aug. 16, 1969, Merle Haggard’s “Workin’ Man Blues” climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. It became the seventh of the genre cornerstone’s 38 leaders, the third-most in the survey ...
Forty-three years ago today, Willie Nelson was at the top of country country chart with the biggest album of his career.
Even as time marched on from the song’s September 29, 1969, release, “Okie from Muskogee” followed Haggard through the decades. In a 2012 interview with GQ, Haggard lamented that his signature song, ...
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 ...
Since the release of his superb new album American Romance, Lukas Nelson has been fully in solo career mode, promoting the record with a headlining tour. But one consequence of a solo tour is the fact ...