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
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
2 Comments Why Merle Haggard Was “Scared” of the Story Behind His First No. 1 Hit, “I’m A Lonesome Fugitive”
1 Comment Born on This Day in 1944, the Songwriter Who Worked Closely With Buck Owens and Played Bass on One of Merle Haggard’s Biggest Albums
3 Comments Born on This Day in 1935, the Man Who Made Barbara Mandrell a Pedal Steel Expert and Played With Merle Haggard for Nearly Five Decades
Merle Haggard’s Son Proved the Apple Didn’t Fall Far From the Tree With This Clever Way of Sneaking on Tour
On This Day in 1969, Merle Haggard Released a Song That Arguably Was a Better Tribute to Oklahomans Than “Okie From Muskogee”
Merle Haggard Was Sitting on Unreleased Poetry at the Time of His Death, According to an Unearthed Interview From 2010
On This Day in 1984, Merle Haggard Became the Second Star To Take This Lefty Frizzell-Penned Classic to the Top of the Country Chart
1 Comment On This Day in 1973, Merle Haggard Topped the Charts With an Album Whose Title Track Also Hit No. 1
