Merle Haggard wrote the title track of his fifth album for a former prison mate named Rabbit who invited him to escape San Quentin.

Only Merle Haggard. Never one who was shy or too scared to speak his mind, Merle was good friends with Ray Benson, frontman of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, who recalled a great story about ...

Fifty-six years ago today, Merle Haggard reluctantly recorded what would later become the cornerstone of a massively successful album.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - It's not so much that Merle Haggard has established himself as an American gem on his ambitious releases in the past decade; it's that we finally took notice. He's gone from the ...

"Bad Actor," the most intriguing new song on Merle Haggard's new album, "I Am What I Am" (Vanguard) veers furthest in its melody and lyrics from what's expected from this country music legend. But the ...

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...