There’s joy in making music, a shared satisfaction for both the artist and the audience. That satisfaction is magnified when ...

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 ...

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The controversy about Zach Bryan's latest song taps into a half century of political realignment and country's evolution.

Flawless. Back in 2010, Merle Haggard was part of the Kennedy Center Honors class, and of course, some of his fellow country ...

Today, we're taking a look at some of the greatest country hits of all time. These songs managed to become so big that even ...

Nelson reinterprets “Okie from Muskogee,” and some of Haggard’s other biggest hits, on the new 11-track LP, Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle. The pair toured and collaborated frequently, most notably ...

Two tributes to the late Merle Haggard -- one by his friend and occasional collaborator -- surface this week, leading new offerings from Mavis Staples, Portugal. the Man, Rosalia, Paramore’s Hayley ...

The country superstar and Knoxville native talks with Knox News about his career and his first book “Heart Life Music.” ...

My grandparents were farmers, and I grew up in a conservative Christian household. We went to church three times a week, and where I went to college, we had chapel every day. Most of my career, I ...

HighTone Records returns under Craft, debuting Tulare Dust, a Merle Haggard tribute that proves the legend wrote circles around most. Originally founded in 1983, HighTone carved its reputation by ...

Whatever beef Latto and Ice Spice once had seems like water under the bridge as the two rappers have teamed up for this new song. HEMLOCKE SPRINGS – “THE BEGINNING OF THE END” Los Angeles-via-North ...