There really is only one drink option before seeing an intimate concert with country-music legends Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson: bourbon. And the dualistic characters of... It might sound ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli. This week marks the 40th anniversary of Farm Aid, the country music concert founded by Willie Nelson as a fundraiser to benefit farmers. Held in Champaign, ...

Last night (December 8), Riley Green brought some great country music to the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada. He performed at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort. During the ...

In 2007, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price launched their Last of the Breed Tour. The co-headlining outing saw three groundbreaking country legends on the road together. In just a few short ...

Cody Johnson‘s new rendition of Merle Haggard‘s “Footlights” was timed to come out on the late legend’s birthday — which also happens to be the day he died. But that’s not even the most powerful part ...

Merle Haggard had a lifelong fascination with trains. After he became a star, he acquired his own railway observation car. And that railway car, on which you can book passage, is now part of the ...

He spent time in and out of reform school and prison before he found his way back to music. Haggard's best-known songs include "Mama Tried," "Okie From Muskogee," "Today I Started Loving You Again" ...