Merle Haggard followed his patriotic hit "Okie From Muskogee" with "The Fightin' Side of Me", which hit NO. 1 o 1970.

Katori Hall’s drama, set on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, is nicely played in an old-fashioned style at Playhouse on Park.

Michael Martin Murphey, activist and original founder of the progressive country music, celebrates his 81st birthday today, ...

A powerful country song that captured the tensions of its time climbed to the top of the charts on this day in 1970. Merle Haggard’s "The Fightin’ Side of Me" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot ...

A star-studded lineup of artists will take the stage during the 2026 NCAA March Madness Music Festival, a free three-day ...

Dave Matthews stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform three politically-fueled songs: "Don't Drink the Water," "Peace on Earth," and "Making It Great." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words didn’t stop moving once the microphones were turned off. Long after his speeches were delivered ...

On Martin Luther King Day this year, as I listened to leaders including U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, New York State Attorney General Letitia James, the Reverend William ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Severe weather on Martin Luther King Jr. Day delayed acts of service in Buffalo until Presidents’ Day — but organizers said it all worked out in the end. Dozens of people ...

Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate Martin Luther King Day at a series of Santa Barbara events. Starting at 9AM in De la Guerra Plaza and ending at about 2:30PM with a community lunch. “We need ...

Every year, I prepare for MLK Day by considering what insights, perspectives, and spaces the Bates community might need in order to cultivate “informed civic action” (from the Bates mission statement) ...