NEW YORK (AP) — Here's a sample of reaction to the death of country music star Merle Haggard. "He was my brother, my friend. I will miss him." – Willie Nelson. "The greatest singer-songwriter of my ...

We here at Whiskey Riff often wonder what Jolene had to look like for Dolly Parton to be worried about her stealing her man. Dolly has, across decades, been an icon that women and men adore. She’s ...

On Thursday night (April 6), the Avett Brothers were tasked with performing one of Merle Haggard's most iconic songs in front of their peers and thousands of Haggard fans at Nashville's Bridgestone ...

Six new artists have been added to the upcoming Merle Haggard tribute concert. Rodney Crowell, Buddy Miller, Jake Owen, Aaron Lewis, Tanya Tucker and Chris Janson will all take the stage during ...

Merle Haggard enjoyed numerous artistic and professional triumphs, including more than 100 country hits (38 No. 1s), dozens of studio and live album releases, upwards of 10,000 concerts, induction ...

If you look up ten lists or playlists of country Christmas songs, you’ll likely find Merle Haggard’s 1973 No. 1 hit “If We Make It Through December” in at least five of them. In my opinion, it’s out ...

Merle Haggard had a rough start in this world. First of all, he was born during the final years of the Great Depression, and soon after, his father died when Haggard was around nine years old. As a ...

Merle Haggard was about to take the stage in England one night in the late 1980s when a song came to him. He quickly dictated parts of it to four people standing in the wings before going out to play.