Sunday was an important day for the "greatest country artist of all time," marking the 55th anniversary of one of his classic ...
Sunday was an important day for the “greatest country artist of all time,” marking the 55th anniversary of one of his classic ...
The audio history lesson tracked America's story from the Revolution through the Civil Rights era. By Tom Roland When America approached its Bicentennial in 1976, the country’s celebrations included ...
Cody Johnson's new rendition of Merle Haggard's "Footlights" was timed to come out on the late legend's birthday — which also happens to be the day he died. But that's not even the most powerful part ...
Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own count as a teenager and young man. But his greatest escape was getting out ...
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 ...
The director gathers a who’s who of musicians for performances and conversation about the country luminary. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic Nine years after Merle Haggard’s death at 79, ...
Get to know Merle Haggard’s kids: Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben Emy LaCroix is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She previously worked as the ...
On this day (July 21) in 1951, Lefty Frizzell was officially inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. At the time, he was still months away from releasing his debut album. However, the young ...
Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song: Hopping freights and doing prison time. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car.
Twenty years ago, the country legend talked with Variety's chief music critic about what drove him to write the anti-Bush/anti-Iraq-war song, now being revived as the Republican VP candidate's walk-up ...
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