Although Haggard didn’t clarify which “Independence Day” he was talking about, it stands to reason that he meant Martina ...

Growing up poor and raised by a single mother, Merle Haggard also connected to the ... what she felt about the song—and me. All I could do was stare into the black plastic receiver connecting ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – One of Merle Haggard’s most famous songs was “Mama Tried,” but the woman who stood behind the ...