MerleFest, presented by Window World, will hold its 36th annual festival April 25-28 on the campus of Wilkes Community College. Today festival organizers announced MerleFest pioneering artist John ...

In a time when it feels like most songs are put together in a studio like a math equation, many tracks seem like they are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A decade ago, Merle Haggard died on the same day he turned 79 after sharing a premonition that his final moments would coincide ...

The track’s origins tell a much different story than its chart success suggests, adding to its fascinating legacy.

The tributes to country music legend Merle Haggard, who died Wednesday on his 79th birthday, have been flooding in, with colleagues such as Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker and Hank Williams ...

Merle Haggard has passed away, but his musical legacy remains in the form of some of the most important songs in country music history. The legendary musician was not only instrumental in creating the ...

As one of the creators of country music’s influential Bakersfield sound, Merle Haggard will undoubtedly be remembered for what he helped begin. But on the day of his death at age 79, let’s not forget ...

Merle Bettenhausen, who continued racing successfully after an accident took his right arm, died Wednesday after a massive ...