Merle Haggard Archives

On This Day

11.29.25

On This Day in 1971, a Song About a Blind Dad and His Homeless Family Band Took Merle Haggard to the Top of the Country Charts for a 10th Time

By Erinn Callahan

Features

11.29.25

Country Time Machine: Merle Haggard Does a Spot-On Johnny Cash Impression During a Duet with His Wife

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

11.21.25

On This Day in 1987, This Iconic Outlaw Country Legend Released His Last Ever No. 1—Titled After a Famous Lullaby

By Peter Burditt

Features

11.20.25

Merle Haggard on the Tragedy That Informed His Life and Career: “Things Would Have Been Different, Maybe Better”

By Melanie Davis

On This Day

11.07.25

On This Day in 1970, Merle Haggard Was at No. 1 with His Second Chart-Topping Live Album of the Year

By Clayton Edwards

Latest Music News & Stories

10.18.25

Willie Nelson Pays Tribute to an Old Friend and Fellow Outlaw Country Legend With New Single

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

10.10.25

On This Day in 1970, Merle Haggard Turned His Anger at Hippies Into a No. 1 Album and Proved He Found the Formula for Success

By Clayton Edwards

On This Day

10.03.25

On This Day in 1968, Merle Haggard Solidified His Country Icon Status With a Defining Album Featuring an Unreleased Dolly Parton Tune

By Melanie Davis

On This Day

10.01.25

Born on This Day in 1929, Buck Owens Ex-Wife and the Woman Responsible for Some of Merle Haggard’s Most Iconic Hits

By Melanie Davis

Behind The Song

10.01.25

The Only Song Dolly Parton Wrote for Merle Haggard About One of His Lifelong Loves

By Tina Benitez-Eves

On This Day

09.29.25

On This Day in 1969, Merle Haggard Released a Signature Song He Would Later Come To Regret

By Melanie Davis

On This Day

09.16.25

On This Day in 1983, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Were at No. 1 With an Album That Introduced the World to One of the Greatest Songwriters in History

By Clayton Edwards

Merle Haggard

On This Day in 1971, a Song About a Blind Dad and His Homeless Family Band Took Merle Haggard to the Top of the Country Charts for a 10th Time

Country Time Machine: Merle Haggard Does a Spot-On Johnny Cash Impression During a Duet with His Wife

On This Day in 1987, This Iconic Outlaw Country Legend Released His Last Ever No. 1—Titled After a Famous Lullaby

Merle Haggard on the Tragedy That Informed His Life and Career: “Things Would Have Been Different, Maybe Better”

On This Day in 1970, Merle Haggard Was at No. 1 with His Second Chart-Topping Live Album of the Year

Willie Nelson Pays Tribute to an Old Friend and Fellow Outlaw Country Legend With New Single

On This Day in 1970, Merle Haggard Turned His Anger at Hippies Into a No. 1 Album and Proved He Found the Formula for Success

On This Day in 1968, Merle Haggard Solidified His Country Icon Status With a Defining Album Featuring an Unreleased Dolly Parton Tune

Born on This Day in 1929, Buck Owens Ex-Wife and the Woman Responsible for Some of Merle Haggard’s Most Iconic Hits

The Only Song Dolly Parton Wrote for Merle Haggard About One of His Lifelong Loves

On This Day in 1969, Merle Haggard Released a Signature Song He Would Later Come To Regret

On This Day in 1983, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Were at No. 1 With an Album That Introduced the World to One of the Greatest Songwriters in History

Bre Kennedy Embraces Imperfection and Connection on Her Latest Album, ‘The Alchemist’

Ziggy Marley Explores Healing, Mindfulness, and the Power of Love on His Ninth Solo Album, ‘Brightside’

Pop Star, DJ, Dance, and ‘Sporty’ Fitness Maven—Melanie C is Living Well Within the Many Sides of Her Identity on Ninth Album

How Facing Her Past and Accepting Outside Voices Led Ashley McBryde to Her Best Album Yet