Forty-two years ago today, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson were at the top of the country albums chart with a collaborative classic.

Ninety-seven years ago today, one of the greatest pedal steel players and most influential figures in country music history was born.

In the world of country music, there are many disparate regional influences — think Red Dirt in Oklahoma, and of course, the Nashville sound — that influence the genre. But few have had the outsized ...

Preparing to enter his seventh decade in the music industry, 92-year-old country music and American icon Willie Nelson is releasing his 78th solo album. "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle" arrives on ...

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...

Willie Nelson is at it again. The country music icon is gearing up to release his 78th career solo studio album (the 155th of his career in total), and this latest endeavor will pay tribute to another ...

Mr. Merle Travis Rutledge Sr., 76, of Irvington, New Jersey, departed this earthly life on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at Complete Care of Wheaton Nursing Home in Silver Spring, Maryland. Born June 13, ...

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Hailed as "the Poet of the Common Man," there's no question that the late Merle Haggard's reputation as one of the most important singer-songwriters in country music was well-deserved. Now, nearly ten ...

For the second week in a row, Bakersfield serves as the backdrop for an eagerly anticipated feature film. After Ethan Coen shined a spotlight on the town with his noir “Honey, Don’t!” the city gets ...