20 Years Ago, We Said Goodbye to the “Queen of the Coast” Who Married Two Bakersfield Country Legends
Merle Haggard Once Bought Himself out of His Record Deal Just to Release This Divisive 1990 Protest Song
“It Doesn’t Get Much Better” Than Zach Top Singing Merle Haggard’s Hauntingly Beautiful 1980 Country Classic
This Merle Haggard Standard Was Written Over a Humble Hamburger Dinner After a Stressful Day at the Airport
“Merle Is Smiling Down”: Miranda Lambert Singing This Tribute Cover of Merle Haggard’s 1980 Classic Is Hauntingly Perfect
On This Day in 2011, We Said Goodbye to the Hall of Fame Pedal Steel Player Who Wrote the Song that Changed Country Music Forever
1 Comment On This Day in 1972, Merle Haggard Received a Full Pardon From Then-California Governor Ronald Reagan: “He Gave Me a Second Chance”
Merle Haggard Was Reduced to Tears When His Then-Wife Shared a “Personal Statement” to Him Through Song
1 Comment I Tried To Explain Classic Country to My Pop-Only Friend—These 4 Songs Finally Won Them Over
