Tributes to the late Merle Haggard have been pouring onto the internet following the country icon's death on Wednesday (April 6), his 79th birthday. Tim McGraw's tribute, however, is one of the most ...

The legend led with a salute to the hard-working people with whom he identified. By Jim Asker On Aug. 16, 1969, Merle Haggard’s “Workin’ Man Blues” climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs ...

Fifty-four years ago today, on May 16, 1969, Merle Haggard recorded one of the biggest hits of his career. It was on that date the the singer recorded "Workin' Man Blues," from his 1969 album A ...

Last night, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros treated concert-goers at Mershon Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, to a debut cover of Merle Haggard and The Strangers’ signature 1969 released song, “Workin’ Man Blues.

This is the first single from Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, Willie’s 78th solo studio album and 155th album overall. Out November 7. Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog, a fun-filled family ...

Marcus King has a deep discography of killer tunes both solo and with his band. However, he’s just as comfortable playing covers of classic songs as he is performing his original compositions. Earlier ...

As American icon Merle Haggard entered the twilight of his career, and unfortunately neared the end of his life, organizations and awards shows celebrated his monumental legacy with tributes that ...

Tim McGraw turned to social media to pay tribute to Merle Haggard on Wednesday (April 6). The country superstar and his band performed an impromptu jam on Haggard's 1969 classic, "Workin' Man Blues." ...

Songs about the working class are woven throughout the fabric of country music. Unfortunately, some of the more recent ones do nothing more than pander to an already marginalized demographic. Thank ...

Merle Haggard had it right when he said it was time to "Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues." As a lot of the trucks that grace the pages of CCT are ex-work trucks, that lyric couldn't ...