Merle wanted his good friend Mr. Robbins to record the song. (The friendship is why Marty Haggard has that first name.) "My dad and I were living in Bakersfield," he explained, "and Marty Robbins ...

As country music reacted to the loss of the legendary Merle Haggard ... singing snippets of classic hits from Marty Robbins (“Devil Woman”), Hank Snow (“I’m Movin’ On”) and tackling ...

Merle Haggard will take the stage at the Ryman ... We’re gonna do some things like touch on Chuck Berry and the early Marty Robbins. Things of that nature that really influenced us.

Country music legend Merle Haggard died April 6 at the ... of singers like Johnny Cash, Hank Snow and Marty Robbins. In 1951, Haggard attended a concert by country star Lefty Frizzell, an ...

If it was Hank Snow or Marty Robbins, he would imitate them and ... for this week’s “Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard” all-star tribute concert.

Marty Haggard isn't sure what he will feel April 30 when he takes the stage in Mifflintown for the first time since the death his father, country music icon Merle Haggard. "It's going to be very ...