A month ago, Scott Joss found himself in Nashville and part of a crowd of A-list artists for the taping of a tribute concert on what would have been Merle Haggard’s 80th birthday. Even with luminaries ...

When Merle Haggard made his 1970 album "A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World," Bob Wills was a forgotten man, getting around in a wheelchair. "Fiddles as an instrument were not even ...

Johnny Gimble, the so-called "king of the swing fiddle," has toured with Willie Nelson and recorded tracks with Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, Chet Atkins and Connie Smith. The 84-year-old ...

The best part of Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum right now is probably an exhibit dedicated to the Bakersfield Sound, looking back on when artists like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens ...

Some consider Merle Haggard to be "The Poet Laureate of California." Certainly, he is the state's most famous singer-songwriter and bandleader. His straight-shooting songs, with their wonderful lyrics ...

Editor's note: SJ-R columnist Dave Bakke reviewed country music legend Merle Haggard's performance at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield more than 30 years ago. With Haggard dying on ...

SAN ANTONIO – Merle Haggard & The Strangers’ sold-out show at the Majestic Theatre on Monday continued the recent run of great country concerts. Just five nights ago, Don Williams played for nearly ...