Merle Haggard

They know the heartbreak they sing about.

Including several delinquent youths, at least two singers battling addiction and one jealous rage that ended in murder.

"I've been wanting to talk about this," Jelly Roll says.

These country legends should all be Rock & Roll Hall of Famers.

You can't have the holidays without music!

On May 22, 1970, 'Okie From Muskogee' hit No. 1 on the charts.

In his new single, Chris Young proudly proclaims that he was "raised on country," and he can prove it.

2016 has been a brutal year as we've lost so many famous faces, and the death of Merle Haggard just flat out hurts. I used to tell my friends when we lose George Jones and Haggard, country music will never the be the same. Now they're both gone and I'm sad.

Stars are reacting to the passing of a musical hero and an American icon.

What a sad day for country music. Legend and icon Merle Haggard has died at the age of 79.

Merle Haggard is one of the most influential and well-respected artists in country music, but when it comes to the younger generation of stars, that admiration isn't necessarily mutual.

Friday night, I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Merle Haggard live in concert. I had seen him last year at ROMP, so I knew that he would be great. But, I wasn't prepared for was how impressed I would be with the Beaver Dam Amphitheater. Wow. Just wow.