Merle Haggard

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04.02.25

The Evolution of Willie Nelson’s “Yesterday’s Wine,” When Merle Haggard and George Jones Took it to No. 1, and its Rebirth in 2009

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Behind The Song

03.26.25

The Bittersweet Song Vince Gill Wrote About a Friend Who Committed Murder, and How Merle Haggard Helped Him Write It

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Features

03.24.25

Merle Haggard Became a Country Singer Because His First Dream Job Didn’t Work Out

By Clayton Edwards
The List

03.17.25

2 Legendary Songs Dolly Parton Gifted to Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings

By Peter Burditt
Features

03.13.25

“I Turned It Down”: The Real Reason Merle Haggard Rejected an Offer To Join The Highway Men

By Peter Burditt
Features

03.12.25

“Merle Didn’t Need To Talk Over Anyone”: The Forgotten Poem That Merle Haggard Wrote for the Common Man

By Peter Burditt
Features

03.12.25

The Love Song Merle Haggard Wrote for His Crush Dolly Parton, Then Sang to Her Over the Phone, “Always Wanting You”

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Features

01.28.25

The One and Only Thing Merle Haggard Hated About Alan Jackson—His Mother’s Pie

By Peter Burditt
Features

01.14.25

“Are You Ready for Your Song, Mama?”: Merle Haggard Singing This Country Classic to His Mom Hits Like a Hammer to the Heart

By Clayton Edwards
Features

01.03.25

Did You Know Clint Eastwood Recorded Two Songs With Merle Haggard and Ray Charles?

By Peter Burditt
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01.03.25

Watch Riley Green Bring Out “One of the Countriest Dudes I Know” To Help Cover a Merle Haggard Classic in Oklahoma

By Chris Piner
Behind The Song

01.03.25

The 1989 Song Willie Nelson Revisited 13 Years Later With Son Lukas Nelson and Merle Haggard

By Tina Benitez-Eves

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