Born on This Day in 1943, the Country Singer Who Wrote a Pair of No. 1 Songs for Her Then-Husband, Merle Haggard
On This Day in 1958, Johnny Cash Played His First-Ever Prison Concert and Changed One Inmate’s Life (and the Country Music World) Forever
On This Day in 1969, Merle Haggard Reluctantly Recorded a No. 1 Single That Led to One of His Biggest Hit Albums
On This Day in 1973, Merle Haggard Was at No. 1 with a Christmas Song That Can Break Your Heart Any Day of the Year
On This Day in 1966, Merle Haggard Released His First No. 1 Single—a Song With Two Titles That He Almost Never Recorded
Merle Haggard’s Pick for “the Greatest Singer I’ve Ever Heard” Has a Surprising Connection to the Goo Goo Dolls
On This Day in 1968, Merle Haggard Recorded a Tribute to His Mother That Has Been Called One of His Best Songs
On This Day in 1971, a Song About a Blind Dad and His Homeless Family Band Took Merle Haggard to the Top of the Country Charts for a 10th Time
Country Time Machine: Merle Haggard Does a Spot-On Johnny Cash Impression During a Duet with His Wife
On This Day in 1987, This Iconic Outlaw Country Legend Released His Last Ever No. 1—Titled After a Famous Lullaby
Merle Haggard on the Tragedy That Informed His Life and Career: “Things Would Have Been Different, Maybe Better”
On This Day in 1970, Merle Haggard Turned His Anger at Hippies Into a No. 1 Album and Proved He Found the Formula for Success
On This Day in 1968, Merle Haggard Solidified His Country Icon Status With a Defining Album Featuring an Unreleased Dolly Parton Tune
