It's fairly common knowledge that Merle Haggard had a crush on Dolly Parton, but do you know how she discovered the news?

Headwaters Music and Arts will host an Open Mic and CoffeeHouse featuring Paul Olson at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 2, at Headwaters, 519 Minnesota Ave. NW. Olson, a Bemidji-based musician, traces his ...

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Clem Burke is survived by his wife, Ellen. As per The Sun, Ellen and Clem married in 2002. The outlet also reported that Burke’s wife, Ellen, was a pediatric nurse.

News broke this week that the country music world has lost two more influential performers. That pushes the list of noteable country music names who have died in 2025 to at least eight. The following ...

The country music world received more heartbreaking news this week with the death of legendary songwriter Larry Bastian. Bastian was responsible for helping to craft some of Garth Brooks’ biggest hits ...

Before he became a musician, Merle Haggard lived the kind of life that's often mythologized in song: Hopping freights and doing prison time. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car.

Haggard, who died in 2016, spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about his love of trains. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car. Now that coach is part of the Virginia Scenic Railway.

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 ...

The car, once owned by Merle Haggard, will be featured on two of the railway's existing excursions: the Alleghany Special and the Blue Ridge Flyer. STAUNTON — The newest member of the Virginia Scenic ...

Other singers he coached are Janie Fricke, David Frizzell (with Merle Haggard), Reba McEntire, George Jones, Neal McCoy and Rhett Akins. The friendship between Bastian and Brooks began decades ago.