Tipping his cowboy hat to one of the greats, Merle Haggard.

Willie Sings Merle will depend on how you feel about Willie casually jamming on songs with longtime bandmates. One of the ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The original "Okie from Muskogee" will be enshrined in the city thanks to the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. OMHOF announced Wednesday plans for a bronze statue honoring Merle Haggard ...

Nelson recorded Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, produced with Mickey Raphael, at his Pedernales Studios in Austin. It features Raphael on the harmonica; “Sister Bobbie” Nelson on the piano; Kevin ...

Oct. 3—Muskogee celebrates Merle Haggard with a statue and songs Thursday — the 55th anniversary of Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" performance at Muskogee Civic Center. "It is going to be a fabulous ...

Country music legend Merle Haggard is synonymous with “Okie From Muskogee,” but that’s only one of his 38 No. 1 songs. “The Running Kind,” a recently revised and expanded Haggard biography from David ...

On July 15, 1935, James Francis Haggard departed Checotah with his wife, Flossie, and their two children, James Lowell and Lillian, by way of a Chevy. Like other Okies, they migrated west in search of ...

Critic's Picks: Leon Russell brings 60-plus years in the biz Critic's Picks: The Hag will deliver country hit after hit * "Branded Man" (1967) * "The Fugitive" (1967) * "Mama Tried" (1968) * "Sing Me ...

Generally speaking, an artist has little say over which song in their catalogue becomes a signature track—something Merle Haggard had to learn the hard way after he came to regret a song that ...

The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame (OMHOF) is planning to honor the late country outlaw Merle Haggard with a bronze statue that will be erected in the small Oklahoma town. Haggard’s statue is set to ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The man who made Muskogee famous has been immortalized there. On Oct. 10, city of Muskogee officials unveiled a statue of singer-songwriter Merle Haggard. The statue of Haggard was ...