Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center was filled to the brim with country stars for the 2014 CMT Artists of the Year ceremony on Tuesday evening (Dec. 2). It was an especially memorable event, as ...

The ACM Awards gave Merle Haggard a birthday he'll never forget. The former Entertainer of the Year and legendary hitmaker received the Crystal Milestone Award, which signifies outstanding achievement ...

As one of the creators of country music’s influential Bakersfield sound, Merle Haggard will undoubtedly be remembered for what he helped begin. But on the day of his death at age 79, let’s not forget ...

The 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards are going a little bit country next year. A special GRAMMY Moment performance will feature Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Blake Shelton on the ...

The songs of Merle Haggard, a bard of the working man, had their roots in country, but they inspired musicians in other genres of American music as well. As a linchpin of the so-called Bakersfield ...

Merle Haggard’s songs always seemed to channel the people he sang for through his 79 years: blue-collar workers, prison inmates, forlorn lovers and everyday Americans looking for signs of reassurance ...

Merle Haggard’s legacy lives on. When the country music legend passed away on April 6, 2016, his three sons, Marty, Noel and Ben -- who are all country singers -- wasted no time picking up their ...

Fifty-two years ago today, Merle Haggard started a four-week run at the top of the country charts with a future signature song.

Fifty-six years ago today, Merle Haggard reluctantly recorded what would later become the cornerstone of a massively successful album.