Merle Haggard was head over heels for Dolly Parton. He said one awkward studio session finally 'freed' him of his crush.

Singer Merle Haggard was the father of Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben before his death in 2016. Here's everything ...

Merle Haggard was in love with Dolly Parton, a feeling she did not return. Still, she said she would've flirted with him if she knew.

On this day, August 1, 1966, Merle Haggard recorded his first-ever No. 1 hit, "I'm A Lonesome Fugitive" in Los Angeles, California.

Ben Haggard was raised in the family business, playing lead guitar in Merle’s longtime band The Strangers since age 15. After the death of his father, he has begun touring behind Haggard’s ...

-- Country Music Hall of Famer Merle Haggard passed away today on his 79th birthday, his son Ben confirmed on Facebook. "A week ago dad told us he was gonna pass on his birthday, and he wasn't wrong.

"Merle wrote his life's story in his songs, and those songs, though specific to him, are also universal to everyone," continues Eliot about the genius that separated Haggard from other singer ...

After Merle Haggard passed away Wednesday at home in Palo Cedro, Calif., country music was pouring its heart out over word of the Golden State native's death from pneumonia at 79.

Merle Haggard dead on birthday, world reacts When they met, Bonnie Owens was the bigger name, but Mr. Haggard’s fame soon eclipsed hers.

Country legends Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson in Texas last year. Danny Clinch “Hello, I know you!” Merle Haggard says as he emerges from the bedroom of his tour bus.

Merle Haggard, the country music star who really did turn 21 in prison, just like it says in one of his songs, figures it cost the IRS nearly $100,000 the day an agent came to his ranch near here ...