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Luke Bryan has been busy making amends with everyone he might have offended with his recent comments about outlaw country.

Merle Haggard is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and has received numerous other honors, but this may be the most unexpected of them all. The 78-year-old country icon finally got a diploma from Bakersfield High School over the weekend, more than 60 years after dropping out.

How appropriate Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, two of country music's biggest outlaws, released their new duet 'It's All Going To Pot' on 4/20.

32 years ago Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard released a duet album and they're about to do it again.  Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Willie offered some of the lyrics to one of the songs, 'It's All Going To Pot."

Six country singers are preparing to release 'The Buddy Holly Country Tribute: Remember Me.'

The 2014 ACM Awards have passed, but the presenting of awards isn't over. Carrie Underwood, Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard are just a few artists that are set to receive ACM Honors nods off camera.

Country was well represented at this year's Grammy awards. In addition to Kacey Musgraves picking up two awards for best country album and best country song, a number of stars performed. Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Blake Shelton sang a medley of hits.  Miranda Lambert was joined by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong to pay tribute to the late Phil Everly.   Keith Urban perfo

The 2014 Grammy Awards are about to get countrified! Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton are teaming up for a star-studded performance, making the evening an iconic show of country pride.

Many years and several pounds ago as I began working in radio, a job offer at country radio seemed to good to pass up.  But country?  It was Merle Haggard that helped make it palatable, then I found Hank Williams Jr.  Now the two icons combine to remake one of Merle's legendary songs, 'I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink.' Watch the just released official lyric video with some looks behind the s

Esquire is paying tribute to the American man and Tad Pole joins Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson in the 'Life of Man' issue that commemorates the magazine's 80th anniversary. See photos and video of 80 accomplished men, one born in each year of Esquire's history. Young. Old. Rich. Poor. Presidents. Movie legends. Rock stars. Space babies. Now, even Radio Announcers. Read

Meeting George Jones was a career highlight for almost every country singer. Even legends like Randy Travis and Reba McEntire treasure the photos they have with the singer. Today, stars have been sharing their favorite moments with Jones, who died at the age of 81 years old this morning.

We have a special theme for today's "Country Classic Double" at 11:30 a.m., saluting you, the American worker on Labor Day. And we've got two great songs to do that. We begin with Alabama's number one song in 1985 "Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')". We'll finish the Double with Merle Haggard's "Workin' Man Blues", a number one back in 1969.