Landman star Billy Bob Thornton lists Johnny Cash among his famous mentors. In fact, the country star once offered advice that the actor has used to guide his career. The 70-year-old and Cash were ...

My grandparents were farmers, and I grew up in a conservative Christian household. We went to church three times a week, and where I went to college, we had chapel every day. Most of my career, I ...

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Hailed as "the Poet of the Common Man," there's no question that the late Merle Haggard's reputation as one of the most important singer-songwriters in country music was well-deserved. Now, nearly ten ...

Merle Haggard was an escape artist. The future country music legend broke out of juvenile hall and prison 17 times by his own count as a teenager and young man. But his greatest escape was getting out ...

The music-savvy actor-director honors Merle Haggard, bringing in today's top Americana stars to cover the late country legend’s songs over the course of the three-hour film. Hawke keeps the two-part ...

The director gathers a who’s who of musicians for performances and conversation about the country luminary. By Sheri Linden Senior Copy Editor/Film Critic The double album consists of 26 tracks, ...

The title of Ethan Hawke’s new documentary about Merle Haggard is “Highway 99 a double album” — so for those too young to remember life before streaming playlists, it’s worth noting a double album is ...

Merle Haggard and Dolly Parton were never a couple, much to his chagrin. Haggard fell hard for Parton after they toured together, and it took him a long time and multiple rejections to get over her.

Get to know Merle Haggard’s kids: Dana, Marty, Kelli, Noel, Jenessa and Ben Emy LaCroix is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She previously worked as the ...