On this day in 1944, the irreverent singer, satirist and politician Richard "Kinky" Friedman was born in Chicago, Illinois.

On this day (September 12) in 1931, George Glenn Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas. He grew up in a musical household and was forced to sing as a child. After a stint in the United States Marine Corps ...

Country music is the lifeblood of Whiskey Riff, and we pride ourselves on standing firmly in the corner of the independent artists, and those few in the mainstream still doing it the right way.

Merle Haggard enjoyed numerous artistic and professional triumphs, including more than 100 country hits (38 No. 1s), dozens of studio and live album releases, upwards of 10,000 concerts, induction ...

American Country Legend Merle Haggard was a lot of things at different times. Besides being a country singer, he was a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and skilled player of several other musical ...

Music from Merle Haggard returns next month to the Grand Ole Opry when the long-running Nashville radio program hosts a night in tribute to the late outlaw legend. Texas hitmaker Cody Johnson, ACM ...

Nearly 50 years after his passing, 2022 Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Lefty Frizzell remains one of the indisputable pillars of country music. His influence on another country music ...

Author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The writer's exposure to music, ...

New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot knew the subject of his latest released biography, "The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard," for 25 years before his death in 2016. The ...