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Watch Merle Haggard and Toby Keith Join Willie Nelson to Sing “Mama Tried” at the Wiltern in 2004

August 7, 2024, 2:02 pm
On This Day in 1966, Merle Haggard Recorded His First No. 1 Single “I’m a Lonesome Fugitive”

August 1, 2024, 10:12 am
How Merle Haggard Helped Craft George Strait Into the King of Country
3 Merle Haggard Songs Every Country Fan Should Know by Heart

July 5, 2024, 6:00 am
How Merle Haggard Helped to Change the Meaning of “Okie” from a Derogatory Term to a Source of Pride

July 3, 2024, 8:00 am
On This Day in 1966 Merle Haggard Recorded “The Bottle Let Me Down” in Hollywood, California

June 28, 2024, 10:30 am
Vince Gill Recalls Meeting Country Legend Merle Haggard for the First Time and Why He Calls It the “Greatest Thrill of My Life”

June 19, 2024, 4:50 pm
Miranda Lambert And Wade Bowen Join Forces For Soaring Merle Haggard Cover

June 5, 2024, 5:08 pm
3 Merle Haggard Collaborations with His Fellow Country Legends
The Meaning Behind “The Fightin’ Side of Me” by Merle Haggard and Why the Hippies “Pissed” Him Off

February 9, 2024, 12:39 pm
Watch Miranda Lambert Honor Late Country Legend Merle Haggard with a Beautiful Acoustic Cover of “My Own Kind of Hat”

January 24, 2024, 12:36 pm
On This Day: Johnny Cash Performed for an Imprisoned Merle Haggard at San Quentin

January 1, 2024, 9:05 am

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