Merle Haggard’s Funeral Will Be Private, With Family And Close Friends
According to The Boot, Merle Haggard’s funeral will be tomorrow, Saturday, April 9th, in Palo Cedro, California on Merle’s private property. Merle’s son, Ben, and nephew, Jim, will act as pallbearers....
View ArticleMerle Haggard Laid to Rest at Private Funeral in California
By Annie Reuter Merle Haggard‘s life was remembered and celebrated on Saturday (April 9), with a private funeral service held on the country legend’s property in Palo Cedro, Calif. The small service...
View ArticleTim McGraw Honors Merle Haggard With A Fiery Backstage Performance of...
Merle Haggard was laid to rest at his California ranch on Saturday. Marty Stuart officiated the ceremony and offered musical tributes along with wife Connie Smith and Kris Kristofferson. In honor of...
View ArticleWATCH: Sam Hunt Pays Tribute To Merle Haggard By Singing ‘The Way I Am’
During the All For The Hall benefit concert in Nashville on April 12th, Sam Hunt paid tribute to the legend, Merle Haggard, by performing Haggard’s ‘The Way I Am.’ Another fan video uploaded to...
View ArticleWATCH: Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, And Vince Gill Perform Merle Haggard’s ‘Big...
Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, and Vince Gill performed together on Tuesday, April 12th for the All For the Hall charity concert in Nashville. The three country stars paid tribute to Merle Haggard by...
View ArticleMerle Haggard Movie Coming Soon
By Robyn Collins “Done It All,” an authorized biopic based on the life and career of country icon Merle Haggard is currently in development. According to Deadline, “Hag” approved the film before he...
View Article5 Actors Who Should Play Merle Haggard
By Amanda Wicks Now that word is out about the upcoming Merle Haggard biopic Done It All, we naturally started thinking about who will do justice to the Okie from Muskogee’s life. After all, it wasn’t...
View ArticleWATCH: Scotty McCreery Performs Merle Haggard’s ‘Mama Tried’ At The Grand Ole...
Less than a week after Merle Haggard passed away, American Idol winner Scotty McCreery paid tribute to the music legend on the famous Opry stage. “Was an honor to pay tribute to one of the greatest...
View ArticleDid You See Reba On The Talk Chatting About Kelly Clarkson?
Reba is gearing up for a few Las Vegas dates with Brooks & Dunn, and stopped by The Talk on CBS yesterday to chat about that, the loss of country legends like Merle Haggard, and her new...
View ArticleWATCH: Toby Keith And Ben Haggard Perform A Tribute To Merle Haggard
Toby Keith honored the late music legend, Merle Haggard, on Sunday night during the American Country Countdown Awards. Joined by Merle’s son, Ben, and the Merle’s band, the Strangers, the group...
View ArticleLISTEN: Merle Haggard’s Final Song, ‘Kern River Blues’
Merle Haggard’s final song, ‘Kern River Blues,’ was released on Thursday, May 12th. In the final months of his life, Haggard was battling pneumonia and was in and out of the hospital. During that...
View ArticleWATCH: What Has Toby’s Career And His Many Hits Meant To Him?
Toby Keith sat down recently with the folks from the Grand Ole Opry to talk about this mentor Merle Haggard, why each of his massive hits still takes him back to the exact place where […]
View Article5 Artists Who Should Win the ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award
By Amanda Wicks At this year’s 10th Annual ACM Honors, the Academy of Country Music will institute a yearly tribute for one of its most legendary musicians, Merle Haggard. The ACM Merle Haggard Spirit...
View ArticleMiranda Lambert Covers Merle Haggard at ACM Honors
The ACM Honors will be airing on CBS at 8p tonight, but we have some sneak peeks from the event that you are going to LOVE. When Miranda Lambert took the stage, she honored Merle Haggard with a...
View ArticleMerle Haggard’s Specialty Marijuana Strain Coming Soon
By Amanda Wicks Willie Nelson isn’t the only country musician developing his own marijuana strains. Before he passed in April, Merle Haggard was working on releasing a connoisseur strain, which is...
View ArticleGoodbye 2016 Playlist: David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen and More
By Brian Ives Yes, it’s kind of silly to blame a year for the amount of famous people who died during those twelve months. Still, the 365 days (or so) have seen a lot of great musicians—some of them...
View ArticleMerle Haggard Tribute Concert Announces Star-Studded Lineup
By Annie Reuter The country world lost a legend last year with the passing of Merle Haggard. On April 6, the one-year anniversary of his death, country music will band together to pay tribute to the...
View ArticleWillie Nelson Honors Merle Haggard in ‘He Won’t Ever Be Gone’ Video
By Abby Hassler Grab a box of tissues to get ready to watch Willie Nelson’s new music video in honor of his late friend Merle Haggard, “He Won’t Ever Be Gone.” The song is the final track from Nelson’s...
View ArticleWOW: Miranda Stuns On The Cover Of Country Cosmopolitan!
Who would Cosmo choose to feature on the cover of their very first Country Cosmopolitan issue? Well, DUH >>> Miranda Lambert! So excited to announce our Aug. cover , @mirandalambert! Get a...
View ArticleToby Keith Talks Golfing, The Military, Willie Nelson On The Bus & More!
I’ve been a fan of Toby Keith for years and his latest project, is, well, 100% authentic Toby Keith! His new album “The Bus Songs” [available everywhere now] is a collection of songs Toby wrote...
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