The “Using Again” singer joined the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast to talk about his faith, staying grounded while country keeps changing, doing his best to no longer be an antagonist, why staying true ...

“If We Make It Through December” became so popular that Haggard included it as the title track on his 16th studio album released the following year. Merle Haggard’s Christmas Present contains holiday ...

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 ...

A singer singing about his or her feelings for someone else is normal – be it pop or country or any other type of music. But it is rather un-normal for a performer to declare his love for another ...

Country legend Merle Haggard has been brought into the national spotlight again, thanks to vice presidential candidate JD Vance repeatedly using one of the late singer’s anthems as his walk-up music ...

The music-savvy actor-director honors Merle Haggard, bringing in today's top Americana stars to cover the late country legend’s songs over the course of the three-hour film. Hawke keeps the two-part ...

Nine years after Merle Haggard's death at 79, Ethan Hawke has organized a public wake, and it's a humdinger. A biography by way of California road trip and recording-studio extravaganza, Highway 99: A ...