Born in 1937, Merle Haggard—nicknamed "The Hag"—was a man made for country music. Growing up in California during the Great Depression had Haggard, who passed in 2016 at the age of 79, living in a ...
Hear a lost Merle Haggard track from "The Bakersfield Sound 1940-1970" box set. By Gary Graff Bear Family Records’ upcoming The Bakersfield Sound 1940-1970 box set, due out Aug. 9, was a labor of love ...
Upon its 1969 release, Okie From Muskogee, Merle Haggard‘s first live album, was an instant success. The LP became his fifth chart-topper and led to Academy of Country Music awards for Album of the ...