While spending a little over a decade in country music, Riley Green used that time to release three studio albums. Just last year, he released his latest album with Don’t Mind If I Do. He also landed ...

Nearly eight years after his death, the legacy of country superstar Merle Haggard, who did time in San Quentin Prison before going on to become the face of a music genre and be inducted into the ...

Before the event, Gill took some time to share his thoughts about Haggard. “He was my number one inspiration in my life. The way he led a band, the way he played, the way he sang, the way he wrote ...

With decades of hard living behind him, Merle Haggard has settled into the role of doting grandpa and country icon who still has the chops to perform. In a recent telephone interview, Haggard, who ...

New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The ...

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, ...

Hawke may not have picked the place to meet by accident, being a Telluride veteran. He first came to the festival in 2015 with his first directorial effort, “Seymour: An Introduction,” a doc about ...

Author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The writer's exposure to music, ...

LuLu's Eating and Drinking Establishment in Redding was a favorite haunt of country music legend Merle Haggard. Owner Richard Paulson, whose family has a long history in the restaurant business, ...