Cody Jinks has always had a love for the legends and outlaws who paved the way for artists like him. Last year, Jinks honored one of his musical heroes by releasing a tribute record to Lefty Frizzell, ...

Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own count as a teenager and young man. But his greatest escape was getting out ...

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 will interpret the songs of Merle Haggard on the country legend’s upcoming 78th solo studio album. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, due out November 7, finds Nelson delivering 11 new ...

The director gathers a who’s who of musicians for performances and conversation about the country luminary. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic The double album consists of 26 tracks, ...

Nine years after Merle Haggard’s death at 79, Ethan Hawke has organized a public wake, and it’s a humdinger. A biography by way of California road trip and recording-studio extravaganza, Highway 99: A ...