Fightin’ Words: On This Day in 2003, Merle Haggard Backs Free Speech and The Chicks—Even Though He Had No Clue Who They Were
On This Day in 1981, $175K Worth of Merle Haggard’s Instruments, Gear Were Stolen Ahead of a Texas Show
“I Wasn’t Really That Bad a Guy”: This Outlaw Country Legend Escaped Jail 17 Times Before Johnny Cash Set a Fire Under Him
4 Merle Haggard Songs Waylon Jennings Recorded (1968-1978) and the Poker Game That Changed Their Relationship Forever
“Nobody Will Ever Replace the Hag”: Merle Haggard’s “Natural High” Performance at Farm Aid 1985 Is the Epitome of Country Music