Intro: The weekend brings the opening of the North End City Market, Foghat and Nazareth and several Mother's Day celebrations ...

On May 2, 1976, Merle Haggard scored his third consecutive No. 1 album with 'It's All in the Movies', featuring his eighth ...

All three 'American Idol' judges served high praise for Hannah Harper's sweeping cover of a great Merle Haggard ballad. Is ...

Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried" was ranked No. 9 on Rolling Stone's most recent listing of the 200 Greatest Country Songs of All ...

Merle Haggard bought his way out of a record deal just so he could release "Me And Crippled Soldiers" in 1990.

On American Idol's first-ever Taylor Swift Night, Hannah Harper impressed with a heartfelt rendition of Swift’s “Mean” and a stripped-down Merle Haggard classic. Judges praised her authenticity and ...

Released in early 1975, "Always Wanting You" became the 20th No. 1 hit for Merle Haggard, spending two weeks atop the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and continuing his dominant run during the ...

Editor's note: This interview is part of our weekly 'Meet the Candidates' show, in which we are interviewing candidates for contested primary elections in Central Indiana. This is our first interview ...

Merle Ginsberg has written about culture, entertainment and fashion for Rolling Stone, W, WWD, the New York Post, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, L.A. Magazine, The Cut, NY Times T, and Town and ...

NEW AT NOON. MERLEFEST HAS ANNOUNCED ITS INITIAL LINEUP FOR THE 2026 EVENT. AMONG THE SCHEDULED PERFORMERS, ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION, FEATURING JERRY DOUGLAS, OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, MOLLY ...

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