A somewhat troubled childhood led to years spent behind bars for Merle Haggard.

“Billy Paul was a friend of mine that caddied out at the golf club where I play golf. We had been friends for ... on one of his biggest influences, Merle Haggard, when writing “Billy Paul.” ...

This Merle Haggard song has become synonymous with his entire career, but he often said he regretted ever writing it.

Bakersfield-inspired Nashville songwriter Larry Bastian, 90, has died. Among his many hits included Garth Brooks' “Unanswered ...

From a now-regretted counter-counterculture anthem to an oft-misunderstood ’80s hit to the song that allegedly got its singer followed by the CIA.

Garth Brooks has broken his silence after songwriter Larry Bastian, who worked with the country star on hit songs like “Rodeo ...

We've kind of comprised ... You know, early on in the Merle Haggard Willie, the Waylon, Johnny Cash stuff like that, you know, real classic country. Dayton and Mason, have been with me for a ...

Last week, fans were left concerned when one half of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn's Ronnie Dunn abruptly exited the ...

The 500 songs he published were a mix of rockabilly, honky-tonk, outlaw country and country gospel, and some were covered by ...

“This is probably the truest song I have ever been involved with as a writer,” Brooks continued. “This actually happened to my wife and me when we went back home to Oklahoma. Every time I ...