BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — He lived the kind of remarkable life that befits a character from a classic work of fiction — but the Merle Haggard story needs no fictional embellishment. His flawed, ...

A date has officially been set for a special unveiling in Muskogee, Okla. And it's got Bakersfield written all over it. Coming later this year on Oct. 10, exactly 55 years to the day after Merle ...

In honor of one of Bakersfield's most famous sons, the Haggard Boxcar Music Festival, a grand birthday celebration for the iconic country music legend Merle Haggard, returns after a four-year hiatus ...

Ask fans of the Bakersfield Sound to name their favorite Merle Haggard song, and they’re likely to call out masterpieces like “Workin' Man Blues,” “If We Make it Through December,” “Silver Wings” or ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Beale Memorial Library will host two Kern County authors discussing country music legend Merle Haggard on Wednesday, April 6th. The event held in the library's Local ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A memorial service was held Tuesday morning for Bakersfield native and country music legend Merle Haggard. Family, friends and fans packed into Valley Baptist Church ...

WHO IS HE: Merle Haggard is country music legend, famous for creating the Bakersfield sound along with his band The Strangers. He began gaining success in the mid 1960s with hits such as “(My Friends ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Merle Haggard is recovering after having a malignant tumor removed from his lung. Friends said Monday's surgery at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital was a success and that the ...

Oops: Original hed had a typo in the age. Country music great Merle Haggard died today of undisclosed causes at his home near Redding, about 450 miles north of ...