[RELATED: Watch Merle Haggard and Toby Keith Join Willie Nelson to Sing “Mama Tried” at the Wiltern in 2004] When it comes to Outlaw and Alternative country music, few songwriters receive as ...

Nelson, age 91, is revered for writing gems like “Crazy,” popularized by Patsy Cline. Of course, he’s best known for his ...

With more than six decades of making music ... Nelson has released since the early ’60s have been collaborations with friends. A handful of these have been with fellow country legend Merle Haggard.

Ted Kooser, of Garland, Neb., served two terms as U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004-2006, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2005.

Current city Bedford Corners, NY. Really want to be in I lived in New York City for over 20 years – that probably covers it.

It was 50 years ago this month that a 23-year-old Mickey Raphael felt his way through his first recording session with his ...

but the dollar store had a CD of country Christmas music in its bins, and it was what we could afford. And so, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash echoed through our cabin for the month ...

She’s been covered by the likes of Glen Campbell, Riders in the Sky, Merle Haggard, Ricky Skaggs, and in 2006, Willie Nelson released You Don’t Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker, a collection ...

In a heartwarming throwback video, Merle Haggard performs his classic hit "Mama Tried" for his mother during a concert.