NEW YORK (AP) — Here's a sample of reaction to the death of country music star Merle Haggard. "He was my brother, my friend. I will miss him." – Willie Nelson. "The greatest singer-songwriter of my ...

Before “Okie From Muskogee” became his signature song and before “If We Make It Through December” became his biggest crossover hit, Merle Haggard’s best-known song was the one where he came clean ...

In 1971, Merle Haggard scored another chart-topping country hit with a song that told the story of an extraordinary musical family. "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)" became Haggard's 10th No. 1 single on ...

A decade ago, Merle Haggard died on the same day he turned 79 after sharing a premonition that his final moments would coincide with his birthday. The country music singer fell ill with pneumonia in ...

Cash had lost his voice the night before. Haggard was 20 and doing time.