If anyone was still on the fence as to whether Merle Haggard had what it took to become a country music icon, the October 3, 1968, release of his eighth studio album likely put an end to those ...

Ridgecrest, California, April 1968.

In fact, he met two men who were on death-row which inspired his iconic song “Sing Me Back Home,” but eventually, seeing all of the horrors of prison led to him straightening up his act for good, ...

Success in the entertainment industry takes hard work, creativity, and, more often than not, the stars aligning just right—and on October 1, 1929, the cosmos locked into place over the tiny city of ...