Merle Haggard

On This Day

09.16.25

Born on This Day in 1928, the Legendary Pedal Steel Player Who Played for Waylon Jennings, Buck Owens, & Merle Haggard—and Helped Redefine Honky Tonk

By Clayton Edwards
Latest Music News & Stories

09.03.25

Sons of Merle Haggard Hint Possible Release of Archived Material: “There’s Stuff That Has Never Been Heard”

By Peter Burditt
Features

08.19.25

Watch Merle Haggard Perform One of His Biggest Hits on ‘The Porter Wagoner Show’

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

08.16.25

On This Day in 1969, Merle Haggard Made It to No. 1 With an Ode to the Blue-Collar Worker

By Em Casalena
Behind The Song

08.11.25

Without This Woman, Merle Haggard Might Have Never Released Hits Like “Mama Tried” and “Working Man”

By Melanie Davis
On This Day

08.07.25

On This Day in 1982, Merle Haggard and George Jones Turned a Willie Nelson Classic Into a No. 1 Duet

By Clayton Edwards
Behind The Song

08.06.25

Madonna, Merle, and a Country Girl: How Brooks & Dunn Found a Hit in the Strangest Place

By Cindy Watts
On This Day

08.01.25

On This Day in 1966, Merle Haggard Recorded His First No. 1 Hit—a Song Written by the Parents of a Fellow Country Star

By Peter Burditt
Features

07.31.25

Watch George Jones and Merle Haggard Perform Their Willie Nelson-Penned No. 1 Duet

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.30.25

On This Day in 1983, George Jones Topped the Charts for the Final Time With a Song Penned by Merle Haggard

By Clayton Edwards
On This Day

07.26.25

Fightin’ Words: On This Day in 2003, Merle Haggard Backs Free Speech and The Chicks—Even Though He Had No Clue Who They Were

By Cindy Watts
On This Day

07.14.25

On This Day in 1981, $175K Worth of Merle Haggard’s Instruments, Gear Were Stolen Ahead of a Texas Show

By Cindy Watts