“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
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
