In the second week of October of 1970, Merle Haggard started a seven-week run at No. 1 with The Fightin’ Side of Me. He recorded the album during a show in Philadelphia in February that year. At the ...

On this day (November 7) in 1970, Merle Haggard was at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart with The Fightin’ Side of Me. The LP retained the top spot for seven consecutive weeks. Earlier ...

Merle Haggard sadly died on this date in 2016 from complications due to pneumonia. The legendary singer-songwriter was also born on this date, April 6, 1939, in Oildale, California near Bakserfiled ...

A man with hidden depths buried inside his hidden depths, Haggard said towards the end of the film that he had struggled his whole life to achieve his aim of being “self-contained, totally”. He wasn't ...

Streaming platforms for Merle Haggard: Live from Austin, TX haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online. 'Merle Haggard: Live from Austin, TX' Release ...

The word legend usually makes an appearance at some point when discussing Merle Haggard. It’s a tribute to his incredible commercial success and to the lasting mark he has made, not just on country ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and ...

Haggard actually lived the rambling gambling love em and leave em often brutal life that remains the bedrock of country music lyrics he hopped his first freight train at the age of 10 became a chronic ...