Merle Haggard

George Jones and Merle Haggard: Yesterday's Wine

The Yesterday’s Wine song is the title track of the 1971 album of the same name by Willie Nelson.  This song later became a #1 duet for George Jones and Merle Haggard reaching the top of the Billboard Country Singles Music chart on .. Read More

12 Incredible Merle Haggard Facts

Country music pioneer Merle Haggard (April 6, 1937 – April 6, 2016) and his band the Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which touted a rougher edge not heard on the more refined Nashville recordings of the same time period. After the death of his .. Read More

Merle Haggard Branded Man Video and Lyrics

The Merle Haggard Branded Man song was the title track for his fourth studio album and was released on Capitol Records in 1967. The single “Branded Man” hit number one on the US country music charts on September 2, 1967.  This song was .. Read More

Merle Haggard Okie from Muskogee Video and Lyrics

The Merle Haggard Okie from Muskogee song was released in September 1969 as first single and title track from the album “Okie from Muskogee”.  “Okie” is a slang name for someone from Oklahoma, and the town of Muskogee (population 40,000) is the 11th largest city .. Read More

Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home Video and Lyrics

The Merle Haggard Sing Me Back Home song was released in November 1967 as the first single and title track for the album of the same name. The song was Merle Haggard and The Strangers third number one hit and spent two weeks at .. Read More

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard It's All Going to Pot Music Video and Lyrics

The It’s All Going to Pot song was released from the collaborative album, Django and Jimmie by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard in 2015.   The music video features Haggard and Nelson recording the song in the studio Watch the music video and see the written lyrics .. Read More

The Story Behind Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard's "Pancho and Lefty"

“Pancho and Lefty” was penned by country music artist Townes Van Zandt who first recorded it for his 1972 The Late Great Townes Van Zandt album. Country icons Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered the song in 1983 and used it as the title track of their .. Read More

Merle Haggard Mama Tried Top Performances (Videos)

The Merle Haggard Mama Tried song was released July 1, 1968 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name.  “Mama Tried” is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. The song .. Read More

First-Ever 'Now That’s What I Call Music Outlaw Country' Debuts

NOW That’s What I Call Music, Universal Music Group Nashville, and Sony Music Nashville have joined forces to create Now That’s What I Call Music Outlaw Country. This is the first installment of special Outlaw Country brand under the popular NOW series. Country music .. Read More

A Look Back at Country Music Icon Merle Haggard's Marriages

Country music icon Merle Haggard married five times before deciding his last wife, Theresa Ann Lane, was the perfect one. In fact, he said marrying her was the best decision he made. Learn more about Merle Haggard’s marriages below! Merle Haggard’s Marriages Leona Hobbs: Merle Haggard .. Read More