Chris Janson and ERNEST stopped to pay tribute to Merle Haggard after getting together to do some writing. "Post write Hag jam session with @ernest615," Chris posted, along with a video of the two ...

The Hag lives on.

Songs about self-inflicted heartbreak, self-medication & redemption unfold with a Western mood, revealing an artist unafraid of his flaws ...

Don Adams, who backed artists like George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, and Merle Haggard, died Feb. 1 at 85 years old.

Music in the tradition of classic country, bluegrass and western swing will fill the room at the Southern Door Community Auditorium on Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7 pm. The Fiddlers Farm Band will bring back ...

Lee Zimmerman Correspondent for The Daily Times Dec 10, 2025 Dec 10, 2025 There’s joy in making music, a shared satisfaction for both the artist and the audience. That satisfaction is magnified when ...

Rocker Sammy Hagar picked a Merle Haggard song to ponder life after the death of Charlie Kirk. The Red Rocker took to social media to sing a slightly adjusted version of the chorus of Haggard's "Are ...

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...

Willie Nelson will interpret the songs of Merle Haggard on the country legend’s upcoming 78th solo studio album. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, due out November 7, finds Nelson delivering 11 new ...

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own count as a teenager and young man. But his greatest escape was getting out ...