Haggard recorded four songs by Parton, including two he released before her, and one she wrote especially for him, and his ...

Merle Haggard wowed the crowd with an incredible performance of "Natural High" at a 1985 fundraiser in Illinois.

Americana-beloved performer Dwight Yoakam will headline an Americanafest-presented concert at Ascend Amphitheater on Sept. 9, 2025 ...

Johnny Cash is such a legend, surely he’s won every major award country music has to offer … right? Wrong. In fact, The Man ...

It wasn't until 1970 that the ACM Awards introduced the Entertainer of the Year award, with Merle Haggard becoming the first recipient. It was the only year he'd win the award, although he was ...

Festivals like this rely on big name headliners to sell tickets and boost the festival’s reputation, and a lot must come ...

Columnist Dave Simpson writes, “The price of eggs where I shop tells me that we're heading in the right direction, despite ...

and Merle Haggard" with voices "as smooth as top-shelf bourbon." (The Las Vegas Review) After a successful album release and busy tour schedule, the brothers received the Ameripolitan Award for ...

In 1970, one year after Merle Haggard released the counterculture ... Mr. Damron was awarded multiple Big Country awards by the Canadian Academy for Country Music Advancement in the 1970s and ...

(Bonnie Owens was married to Buck Owens from 1948 to 1953 and to another Bakersfield favorite, Merle Haggard ... Society of Composers and Publishers awards and two Broadcast Music Inc. awards.