While country singer Merle Haggard was making a name as a maverick of the “Bakersfield sound,” he was also welcoming his kids ...

Merle Haggard once said that without this woman, he never would have written some of his career's biggest hits.

After Merle Haggard passed away Wednesday at home in Palo Cedro, Calif., country music was pouring its heart out over word of the Golden State native's death from pneumonia at 79.

Throughout The Music of Merle Haggard, Tucker performed "The Farmer's Daughter," Lambert sang an emotion-packed "Misery and Gin," and Haggard's good friend Bobby Bare played "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive." ...

Merle Haggard dead on birthday, world reacts When they met, Bonnie Owens was the bigger name, but Mr. Haggard’s fame soon eclipsed hers. They married in 1965 and she spent years helping to raise ...

Merle Haggard's unrequited love for Dolly Parton became an obsession. He admitted he started to lose his mind over her.

Country legend Merle Haggard has been brought into the national spotlight again, thanks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance repeatedly using one of the late singer’s anthems as his walk-up ...

On this day, August 1, 1966, Merle Haggard recorded his first-ever No. 1 hit, "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive" in Los Angeles, California.

Country music legend Merle Haggard died on Wednesday — his 79th birthday. He'd been fighting various health problems for a long time, but he kept on performing and releasing new albums.

Dubbed Merle's Girls, the name was finalized by the icon's daughter, inspired by a time Haggard sponsored a girls' soccer team in California. She adds that marijuana kept him going in his last 20 ...

Merle Haggard tips his hat to the crowd as he performs at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio on April 24, 2015. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 2 / 16 ...

In an appearance on Nashville Now podcast, Lukas Nelson says how he spends time with father Willie Nelson, playing music, ...