Merle Haggard

Each Sunday we offer an online bonus to enjoy after the 98 Country Classic Radio Show. It’s an extra helping of country classic performances. And today we feature Top Ten Country Hits from 1968.

In the Country Classic Bonus this weekend, classic hits from 1988 from Dan Seals, George Strait, Merle Haggard, Kathy Mattea and Conway Twitty.

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 music shined at the 2014 Grammys, with nine of Nashville's top singers taking the stage to sing and play guitar. Collaborations and solo performances from artists like Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Hunter Hayes were among the night's best, but what was the best moment?

Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton joined forces for a legendary performance at the 2014 Grammys on Sunday (Jan. 26), and boy, did they deliver.

Although the legendary Ray Price has passed away, fans and friends alike will continue to fondly remember him and the impact he made on country music. Fellow crooner Merle Haggard remembers Price as "the first outlaw."

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.

Join me at 11 a.m. on Sunday December 15th for Country Classic Spotlight, where we will feature a full half hour of the music and life of the living country legend, Merle Haggard. The Country Classic Show kicks off at 9 a.m.

Each Wednesday at 8 a.m. I join Cindy and Doug for Country Classic Flashback.  We take a trip down memory lane to highlight a country legend.  This week we are featuring Merle Haggard.

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.

It look like Blake Shelton is making up with country's older generation of performers, one by one. Earlier this week, Merle Haggard became the latest classic country star to forgive the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year for some comments he made about "old farts" in country music not being open-minded to change.

While most of us are preparing for the holidays, a select few are concerned that on Friday, December 21, Mayan prophecies will come true and the world will end. Even Merle Haggard is trying to figure out what to do with his stock portfolio in light of the potential apocalypse.