Co-written with Roy Edward Burris, “Okie From Muskogee” was the title track of Haggard’s first live album and hit No. 1 on the country charts, and won a CMA Award for Song of the Year in 1970.

The Merle Haggard statue advisory board says, the statue is being created by world-renowned bronze artist Benjamin Victor. In carving pieces of art all over the world, artist Benjamin Victor says ...

A monument to music legend Merle Haggard is planned for the area in front of the Muskogee Civic Center, where Haggard recorded the live album, "Live from Muskogee," released in 1969.

Exactly 55 years to the day after Bakersfield country music legend Merle Haggard recorded his "live" album "Okie From Muskogee" at the Muskogee Civic Center, a bronze sculpture of Haggard will be ...

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Merle Haggard can make a case for himself as the hardest working man in country music these days. The veteran "Okie From Muskogee" (actually Bakersfield, Calif.) will spend ...

OMHOF says the Merle Haggard statue will be a photo-op stop for visitors who travel to Muskogee, strategically placed with a view of “Old Glory” at the Federal Courthouse.