Merle Haggard's funeral will be a private ceremony, but at least a couple of country artists will be in attendance. "He requested that Connie sing "Precious Memories," that me and Connie sing his song ...

A private funeral service has been held for Merle Haggard. The Country Music Hall of Fame musician died this week at his home in California after fighting double pneumonia. He passed away on his ...

PALO CEDRO — Kings aren’t typically laid to rest this humbly. Neither gilded carriages nor bolt-upright sentries were anywhere in sight at Merle Haggard’s funeral Saturday at his ranch in Shasta ...

Family, friends, bandmates and peers attended Merle Haggard‘s private funeral on Saturday, April 9th, with many paying tribute to the late legend through song. Held at Haggard’s own ranch in Shasta ...

When Merle Haggard died Wednesday at the age of 79, country singers Connie Smith and Marty Stuart felt as though they’d lost a member of their family. On Saturday the two will pay tribute to the music ...