In one of the most powerful and heartfelt tributes to the man who helped make country music the incredible art it is today, country music superstar, Reba McEntire, pours her heart and soul into her own version of “Mama Tried”. I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door […] More
While he may no longer be with us, the legacy he left behind lives on emblazoned thanks to his impressive musical career. A young Merle Haggard – one of the original’s of outlaw country – appeared on The Wagon House for a performance of his riotous tune, “Okie from Muskogee.” What is your favorite hag tune? Posted by Merle Haggard […] More
Husband and wife country music duo, Joey + Rory, took the stage back in 2011 for a powerful cover of Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December.” Fast forward five years and the performance has taken on a completely new meaning. Joey + Rory paid tribute to Haggard’s classic tune via Music City Roots live from the Loveless Cafe. Rory Feek […] More
It wasn’t his covers of “White Christmas” or “Winter Wonderland” that soared to the top of the charts, but his original single…
Stricken with pneumonia for months prior to his untimely passing, country legend Merle Haggard had one goal: write and record as much music as he could. And that’s exactly what he did. Beyond the seemingly endless collection of recorded works that span the entire length of his career, he was working on completing as many songs […] More
Merle Haggard would be one proud papa. His youngest son, Ben Haggard, who continues to keep his legacy alive with incredible covers of his father’s songs, has a huge reason to celebrate. His girlfriend of almost seven years, Jeyda Beyzade, announced on Wednesday (Nov.22) that she is pregnant with their first child! In a series of photos […] More
After a six-year long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Glen Campbell passed away at age 81 early morning on August 8. While the legendary country singer may be gone, fans can find solace in the music he left behind. Early on in his career, a 26-year-old Campbell appeared on the television show Star Route, playing guitar for the episode’s […] More
Merle Captured Everyday Feelings & Struggles Over time, Merle Haggard came to be known as “the poet of the common man.” The reason he earned such a nickname lies in his songwriting, and the fact that he wrote about real people and situations. Everything he wrote about was something that the average person could relate […] More
While he may no longer be with us, the spirit of Merle Haggard lives on through the voices of the talented children he left behind. The youngest of The Hag’s three sons, Ben Haggard, carries his father’s torch with a masterful rendition of his father’s song, “Footlights.” Before the passing of The Hag, the icon shared a piece of advice […] More
With some of the biggest names in country music history like Waylon Jennings, Charley Pride, Merle Haggard, and David Allan Coe, this truly marvelous rendition of a country classic will blow you away – and have you begging for more! Taken from his 1994 album, Deep Thoughts from a Shallow Mind, Doug Supernaw recorded his […] More
If this performance does anything, it proves that real country music is not dead – it’s just hard to find. Country singer Jamey Johnson was in attendance at the Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson concert at the Ohio State Fair in 2012 when The Hag did something no one expected. He invited Johnson to the stage […] More
“To say Merle Haggard was one of the very greatest would be an inadequate understatement,” Yoakam wrote in a guest article for Rolling Stone the day after Merle’s death…
