While country singer Merle Haggard was making a name as a maverick of the “Bakersfield sound,” he was also welcoming his kids: Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben. The O ...

Haggard fell for Parton while they were on a joint tour, and his crush quickly spiraled into full-blown obsession. He admitted that he “didn’t always use good sense” when it came to her. An example of ...

Merle Haggard once said that without this woman, he never would have written some of his career's biggest hits.

On this day back in 1969, Merle Haggard made it to No. 1 with a song that cemented him as an icon among blue collar workers.

Tributes poured in on Twitter after news broke of legendary country musician Merle Haggard's death on Wednesday, his 79th birthday. The singer-songwriter died in Palo Cedro, California, 8 miles ...

Merle Haggard's unrequited love for Dolly Parton became an obsession. He admitted he started to lose his mind over her.

In the wake of Merle Haggard 's passing, actor and musician W. Earl Brown shared a touching recollection of one of the country legend's final shows, revealing how Toby Keith stepped up to save the ...

Dubbed Merle's Girls, the name was finalized by the icon's daughter, inspired by a time Haggard sponsored a girls' soccer team in California. She adds that marijuana kept him going in his last 20 ...

Throughout The Music of Merle Haggard, Tucker performed "The Farmer's Daughter," Lambert sang an emotion-packed "Misery and Gin," and Haggard's good friend Bobby Bare played "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive." ...

Merle Haggard was in love with Dolly Parton, a feeling she did not return. Still, she said she would've flirted with him if she knew.

After Merle Haggard passed away Wednesday at home in Palo Cedro, Calif., country music was pouring its heart out over word of the Golden State native's death from pneumonia at 79.

Country music legend Merle Haggard died on Wednesday — his 79th birthday. He'd been fighting various health problems for a long time, but he kept on performing and releasing new albums.