Merle Haggard was nine. He had been at a Church of Christ prayer meeting outside Bakersfield, California, with his mother, Flossie. The young boy didn’t like church.

Merle Haggard, the country music legend whose songs, such as “Okie from Muskogee,” made him a voice for the workingman and the outsider, has died.

Author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016.. The writer's exposure to music ...

When country music legend Merle Haggard lived in Palo Cedro, one of his well-known local hangouts was LuLu’s Eating and Drinking Establishment in Redding. That’s where longtime LuLu’s ...

Merle Haggard performs at the 2015 Big Barrel Country Music Festival in Dover, Del., June 28, 2015.

Merle Haggard responds to Dylan diss “We’re about a hundred yards away from Merle right now, and there are a lot of people wishing they were here right now,” Tim Coffman said.

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.

The tributes to country music legend Merle Haggard, who died Wednesday on his 79th birthday, have been flooding in, with colleagues such as Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker and Hank ...

Merle Haggard was a mentor to me. But more than that, he cared about me. He wanted to make sure I learned something from him — not just the music, not just the lifestyle, but something good.

Merle Haggard, the country music legend whose songs, such as “Okie from Muskogee,” made him a voice for the workingman and the outsider, has died.