Merle Haggard was in love with Dolly Parton, a feeling she did not return. Still, she said she would've flirted with him if she knew.

Merle Haggard fell deeply in love with Dolly Parton. When he looked back on his behavior, he couldn't help but cringe.

On this day, August 1, 1966, Merle Haggard recorded his first-ever No. 1 hit, "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive" in Los Angeles, California.

In 1982, Jones and Haggard joined forces for an album of duets titled A Taste of Yesterday’s Wine. The LP went to No. 4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Its first single, “Yesterday’s Wine,” ...

The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and Museum announced the unveiling of a new Oklahoma Music Trail Marker honoring legendary ...

"Merle wrote his life's story in his songs, and those songs, though specific to him, are also universal to everyone," continues Eliot about the genius that separated Haggard from other singer ...

Merle Haggard's songs always seemed to channel the people he sang for through his 79 years: blue-collar workers, prison inmates, forlorn lovers and everyday Americans looking for signs of ...

-- Country Music Hall of Famer Merle Haggard passed away today on his 79th birthday, his son Ben confirmed on Facebook. "A week ago dad told us he was gonna pass on his birthday, and he wasn't wrong.

Merle Haggard dead on birthday, world reacts When they met, Bonnie Owens was the bigger name, but Mr. Haggard’s fame soon eclipsed hers.

After Merle Haggard passed away Wednesday at home in Palo Cedro, Calif., country music was pouring its heart out over word of the Golden State native's death from pneumonia at 79.

Merle Haggard sang & wrote the very 1st songs that ALABAMA played in public, “Sing Me Back Home” & “Silver Wings” To the group ALABAMA… — ALABAMA (@TheAlabamaBand) April 6, 2016 ...

Ben Haggard was raised in the family business, playing lead guitar in Merle’s longtime band The Strangers since age 15. After the death of his father, he has begun touring behind Haggard’s ...