The Hag lives on.

In addition to his prolific musical catalogue, Merle Haggard had a surprisingly extensive, unreleased collection of poetry.

Forty-one years ago today, Merle Haggard topped the chart for the 30th time with a song that was previously a major hit for someone else.

Before “Okie From Muskogee” became his signature song and before “If We Make It Through December” became his biggest crossover hit, Merle Haggard’s best-known song was the one where he came clean ...

Chris Janson and ERNEST stopped to pay tribute to Merle Haggard after getting together to do some writing. "Post write Hag jam session with @ernest615," Chris posted, along with a video of the two ...

We are sad to report that country music icon Merle Haggard died early today, his birthday, at age 79. He had been in ill health for some time, had recently canceled tour dates, and succumbed to ...

Author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The writer's exposure to music, ...

New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The ...

Alan Jackson has great memories of one of his own musical heroes, Merle Haggard — but as he reveals in a new interview, the country legend was not too fond of one of Jackson's favorite down-home ...

Merle Ronald Haggard, the “poet of the common man,” the bard from behind bars, the velvet-voiced country legend from Bakersfield, California died at 9:20 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6, his 79th birthday.

Merle Haggard Paramount Theater SFJAZZ Oakland, CA February 13, 2016 Some consider Merle Haggard to be “The Poet Laureate of California." Certainly, he is the state's most famous singer-songwriter and ...

Many of his songs are better known by other singers’ interpretations, like Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee,” Johnny Cash’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and more. By Lindsay Zoladz Nine tracks from ...