One of Merle Haggard's classics. In 1973, Merle released "If We Make It Through December" as the lead single for his Christmas album Merle Haggard’s Christmas Present, but it later became the the ...

Honky-tonk hero Merle Haggard's death yesterday (April 6) impacted more than just the country-music community. His influence reached deep into the rock realm, too. The boys from Jacksonville, Fla., ...

Jake Owen treated fans to a live Facebook tribute to the late Merle Haggard on Thursday night (April 7), and it was 25 minutes of remembrance, laughter and fun -- a personal concert of sorts from Owen ...

The story: Legendary country music outlaw Merle Haggard & The Strangers at Majestic Theatre on Wednesday. First take: Haggard delivered a playful, even feisty, set — tipping his hat after playing a ...

A Christmas miracle. In 2021, Cody Johnson released his A Cody Johnson Christmas album, which is a ten-song project full of holiday classics, including Merle Haggard’s "If We Make It Through December.

When we think about marijuana and music, we think of hippies and 1960s rock ‘n’ roll, or perhaps, blunt-puffing rappers and hip hop artists, or maybe even reggae musicians—not country-and-western ...

Over the course of his Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour, Dylan has introduced several covers. Usually, the covers connect in some way with the city where he plays them. For instance, he covered Leonard Cohen ...

Vince Gill's newest album is a tribute to the music of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. But in a new interview, he admits to some trepidation about singing such classic songs -- especially Haggard's, ...

It's been two years since country western legend and longtime Palo Cedro resident Merle Haggard died on April 6, his 78th birthday; so I invited two friends to join me for brunch in Merle’s favorite ...

Merle Haggard fans are about to have not just one, but two once-in-a-lifetime moments to celebrate the country icon's life and career. After the all-star tribute to Haggard on Thursday (April 6) in ...