Sunday was an important day for the “greatest country artist of all time,” marking the 55th anniversary of one of his classic ...

Don Markham, longtime horn player in Merle Haggard‘s band, the Strangers, and one of the iconic entertainer’s closest friends, died Friday, February 24th of undisclosed causes in Oildale, California.

Honky-tonk hero Merle Haggard's death yesterday (April 6) impacted more than just the country-music community. His influence reached deep into the rock realm, too. The boys from Jacksonville, Fla., ...

Tributes to the late Merle Haggard have been pouring onto the internet following the country icon's death on Wednesday (April 6), his 79th birthday. Tim McGraw's tribute, however, is one of the most ...

Any honky-tonk band that works four sets without playing at least one song by Merle Haggard needs to be given a lesson in music history. “Workin’ Man Blues,” “Okie From Muskogee,” “I Think I’ll Just ...

Drummer Biff Adam, who was an integral member of Merle Haggard’s legendary backing band for four decades, and also served as the singer’s publicist and bus driver for several years, died Saturday, ...

Merle Haggard’s legacy lives on. When the country music legend passed away on April 6, 2016, his three sons, Marty, Noel and Ben -- who are all country singers -- wasted no time picking up their ...

Merle Haggard died on his 79 th birthday (April 6, 2016). He left behind decades of great music and inspired generations of artists. Just days after his passing, many of those artists gathered for the ...

Haggard was an architect of the "Bakersfield sound," an alternative to the prevailing country trends at the time Legendary country star Merle Haggard died Wednesday on his 79th birthday, a coincidence ...

SiriusXM's Music City Theatre in Nashville welcomed Wille Nelson on Tuesday (April 4) for a segment about his forthcoming album, God's Problem Child. In the segment, Nelson and God’s Problem Child ...

The musician, who was known as the ‘poet of the common man’ and defined the west coast country sound of the 70s died at his home in California Country giant Merle Haggard, who celebrated outlaws, ...

Multi-instrumentalist Don Markham, a longtime member of Merle Haggard's band the Strangers and good friend of the country icon, has died. The musician passed away on Friday (Feb. 24) in Oildale, Calif ...