Merle Haggard

The List

03.11.26

I Tried To Explain Classic Country to My Pop-Only Friend—These 4 Songs Finally Won Them Over

By Clayton Edwards
Features

03.06.26

Merle Haggard Wondered if This Important Woman in His Life Was Even Real in Emotional 1998 Interview

By Melanie Davis
Behind The Song

03.04.26

Why Merle Haggard Was “Scared” of the Story Behind His First No. 1 Hit, “I’m A Lonesome Fugitive”

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

02.27.26

Born on This Day in 1944, the Songwriter Who Worked Closely With Buck Owens and Played Bass on One of Merle Haggard’s Biggest Albums

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

02.27.26

Born on This Day in 1935, the Man Who Made Barbara Mandrell a Pedal Steel Expert and Played With Merle Haggard for Nearly Five Decades

By Clayton Edwards
Features

02.26.26

Merle Haggard’s Son Proved the Apple Didn’t Fall Far From the Tree With This Clever Way of Sneaking on Tour

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

02.21.26

On This Day in 1958, a Failed Escape From Jail Landed Merle Haggard in This Infamous Prison

By Erinn Callahan
On This Day

02.17.26

On This Day in 1969, Merle Haggard Released a Song That Arguably Was a Better Tribute to Oklahomans Than “Okie From Muskogee”

By Melanie Davis
Features

02.11.26

Merle Haggard Was Sitting on Unreleased Poetry at the Time of His Death, According to an Unearthed Interview From 2010

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

02.11.26

On This Day in 1984, Merle Haggard Became the Second Star To Take This Lefty Frizzell-Penned Classic to the Top of the Country Chart

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

01.31.26

On This Day in 1973, Merle Haggard Topped the Charts With an Album Whose Title Track Also Hit No. 1

By Erinn Callahan
Features

01.29.26

At No. 1 on This Day in 1972, a Single That Showed How Versatile Merle Haggard Could Be

By Clayton Edwards