Merle Haggard

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03.12.25

“Merle Didn’t Need To Talk Over Anyone”: The Forgotten Poem That Merle Haggard Wrote for the Common Man

By Peter Burditt
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03.12.25

The Love Song Merle Haggard Wrote for His Crush Dolly Parton, Then Sang to Her Over the Phone, “Always Wanting You”

By Tina Benitez-Eves
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01.28.25

The One and Only Thing Merle Haggard Hated About Alan Jackson—His Mother’s Pie

By Peter Burditt
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01.14.25

“Are You Ready for Your Song, Mama?”: Merle Haggard Singing This Country Classic to His Mom Hits Like a Hammer to the Heart

By Clayton Edwards
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01.03.25

Did You Know Clint Eastwood Recorded Two Songs With Merle Haggard and Ray Charles?

By Peter Burditt
Latest Music News & Stories

01.03.25

Watch Riley Green Bring Out “One of the Countriest Dudes I Know” To Help Cover a Merle Haggard Classic in Oklahoma

By Chris Piner
Behind The Song

01.03.25

The 1989 Song Willie Nelson Revisited 13 Years Later With Son Lukas Nelson and Merle Haggard

By Tina Benitez-Eves
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12.26.24

Watch Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson Perform “Pancho and Lefty” During Their Last of the Breed Tour in 2007

By Clayton Edwards
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12.04.24

Watch Marcus King Take Up a Vintage Telecaster and Transform a Merle Haggard Classic

By Clayton Edwards
Country

12.04.24

The Meaning Behind Merle Haggard’s ‘December’ Hardship Song

By Thom Donovan
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11.29.24

Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December” Isn’t a Christmas Song, I Don’t Care How Many Playlists You Put It On

By Clayton Edwards
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11.25.24

The Only U.S. Vice President to Compose a No. 1 Pop Song Later Covered by Merle Haggard, Elton John, Glen Campbell, and More

By Tina Benitez-Eves