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It's fairly common knowledge that Merle Haggard had a crush on Dolly Parton, but do you know how she discovered the news?
Haggard recorded four songs by Parton, including two he released before her, and one she wrote especially for him, and his ...
Virginians can now hop aboard a vintage dome train car for a three-hour sightseeing excursion through the Blue Ridge ...
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.
A somewhat troubled childhood led to years spent behind bars for Merle Haggard.
Stealing the show at that very first Farm Aid concert in April 1985 was Merle Haggard, singing his then-new song "Natural High." (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) MERLE HAGGARD: (Singing ...
Haggard, who died in 2016, spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about his love of trains. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car. Now that coach is part of the Virginia Scenic Railway.
Haggard, who died in 2016, spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about his love of trains. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car. Now that coach is part of the Virginia Scenic Railway.