Country music star Merle Haggard dies at 79; served time before going big time LOS ANGELES - Country legend Merle Haggard, often called "the Poet of the Common Man," whose music reflected his ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country giant Merle Haggard, who rose from poverty and prison to international fame though his songs about outlaws, underdogs and an abiding sense of national pride in such ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and ...

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 ...