On this day in 1981, outlaw country legend Merle Haggard was at No. 1 with "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink." ...

The crossover between Jennings, Parton, and Haggard resides in their domination of the ’70s country music scene. Consequently, they were friends, collaborators, and in Haggard’s case, even held ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Haggard's biographer Marc Eliot about his book: The Hag. Haggard spent his early years going from family tragedy to odd jobs to broken marriages to petty crime to prison.

George Jones knew it was his final concert. Daryle Singletary didn't, but that only makes the song he chose to end the night even more chilling. After Merle Haggard died, there was a great story about ...

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 ...