If anyone was still on the fence as to whether Merle Haggard had what it took to become a country music icon, the October 3, 1968, release of his eighth studio album likely put an end to those ...

Merle Haggard might not have written "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive", but it still struck a fearful chord in his heart when he heard it.

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own ...

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...

The title of Ethan Hawke’s new documentary about Merle Haggard is “Highway 99 a double album” — so for those too young to remember life before streaming playlists, it’s worth noting a double album is ...

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Nine tracks from ...

After working his way through standards last year, Merle Haggard is back to country music with Chicago Wind, a record that reunites him with noted producer Jimmy Bowen. Haggard steps out assertively ...

The music-savvy actor-director honors Merle Haggard, bringing in today's top Americana stars to cover the late country legend’s songs over the course of the three-hour film. Hawke keeps the two-part ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preparing to enter his seventh decade in the music industry, 92-year-old country music and American icon Willie Nelson is ...