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 ...

Honky-tonk hero Merle Haggard's death yesterday (April 6) impacted more than just the country-music community. His influence reached deep into the rock realm, too. The boys from Jacksonville, Fla., ...

The story: Legendary country music outlaw Merle Haggard & The Strangers at Majestic Theatre on Wednesday. First take: Haggard delivered a playful, even feisty, set — tipping his hat after playing a ...

Jake Owen treated fans to a live Facebook tribute to the late Merle Haggard on Thursday night (April 7), and it was 25 minutes of remembrance, laughter and fun -- a personal concert of sorts from Owen ...

Over the course of his Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour, Dylan has introduced several covers. Usually, the covers connect in some way with the city where he plays them. For instance, he covered Leonard Cohen ...

When we think about marijuana and music, we think of hippies and 1960s rock ‘n’ roll, or perhaps, blunt-puffing rappers and hip hop artists, or maybe even reggae musicians—not country-and-western ...

Flawless. Back in 2010, Merle Haggard was part of the Kennedy Center Honors class, and of course, some of his fellow country artists showed up to pay tribute to The Hag on a very special evening.

Vince Gill's newest album is a tribute to the music of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. But in a new interview, he admits to some trepidation about singing such classic songs -- especially Haggard's, ...

It's been two years since country western legend and longtime Palo Cedro resident Merle Haggard died on April 6, his 78th birthday; so I invited two friends to join me for brunch in Merle’s favorite ...