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., ...

Marcus King has a deep discography of killer tunes both solo and with his band. However, he’s just as comfortable playing covers of classic songs as he is performing his original compositions. Earlier ...

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 ...

The timeless voice behind hit songs like “Mama Tried” and “Workin’ Man Blues,” Merle Haggard launched his career with influences from Bob Wills and Hank Williams. What followed was a career that ...

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 ...

The Best of the Classic Capitol Singles, with extensive liner notes by Daniel Cooper, is her most definitive career retrospective to date. Jackson’s Capitol label-mate Merle Haggard became one of ...

The California native already been through so much by the time he turned 20—including a two-year stint in San Quentin Prison—that, by the time he’d signed his first record deal in 1962 at the age of ...

Midway through the song, it includes exceptional fiddle and steel guitar solos, prior to Seely singing her solo parts. They have sung it with the same amount of time and conviction that Merle Haggard ...

Before “Okie From Muskogee” became his signature song and before “If We Make It Through December” became his biggest crossover hit, Merle Haggard’s best-known song was the one where he came clean ...

Watch Toby Keith Play at One of Merle Haggard's Final Concerts Toby Keith shares his memories of playing with Merle Haggard at one of his final concerts. Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Vince Gill Cover ...