We take you behind the scenes and explore the making of one of our favorite tunes with The Song Remembers When… This week, we look at a hit from Parker McCollum.… MORE
Tag Archives: Merle Haggard
Eli “Paperboy” Reed Honors Merle Haggard with New Album – Down Every Road – Available April 29th
The last two years has allowed artists to explore their creative spirits in various ways. With the time on their hands singers-songwriters have had to a chance to not only take their sound in new directions, but also revisit the music that inspired them in the first place. Eli “Paperboy” Reed has made a career…… MORE
The Song Remembers When: Keith Urban – “Coming Home,” Featuring Julia Michaels
We take you behind the scenes and explore the making of one of our favorite tunes with The Song Remembers When… This week, we look at Keith Urban’s “Coming Home,” featuring Julia Michaels.… MORE
Merle Haggard’s Star-Studded Tribute Concert Now Available Via Streaming & DVD
More than 25 artists came together at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 6, 2017, to honor Merle Haggard on the one-year anniversary of his death. Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard featured performances from Alabama, Ben Haggard, Billy Gibbons, Bobby Bare, Buddy Miller, Chris Janson, Connie Smith, Dierks Bentley, Hank Williams Jr.,…… MORE
ACM Awards Red Carpet Week to Kick Off on Sept. 12
Hosted by Keith Urban, the ACM Awards will air live from Nashville on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The show will take place at three iconic Nashville institutions: the Grand Ole Opry House, The Bluebird Cafe and Ryman Auditorium. In the lead-up to the awards show on Sept. 16, Circle TV will…… MORE
Celebrate Labor Day With Dolly, George, Loretta, Merle & More: 10 of the Hardest-Working Songs in Country Music
It’s time to clock in—we’ve got 10 hard-working songs to help you celebrate Labor Day. Country music throughout the decades has not only embraced its working class roots, it’s made a point to praise them. Yes, work is tough, as Merle Haggard wrote in “Workin’ Man’s Blues,” but hard work and sticking to it also…… MORE
Merle Haggard Biopic Coming to Amazon
Amazon has plans for a Merle Haggard biopic, according to Deadline. Based on Merle’s 1981 memoir, Sing Me Back Home, the upcoming flick is set to be directed by Robin Bissell, who is also co-writing the script with Merle’s widow, Theresa Haggard. Oscar-winning actor Sam Rockwell is in talks to play Merle. The film will…… MORE
Kix TV: Brooks & Dunn
Watch Brooks & Dunn on Kix TV. Kix and Ronnie look back on the early days of being a duo. And, they discuss the creation of Reboot.… MORE
Celebrating 50 Years of Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried”
Merle Haggard was a country music icon. In an era when the term is often used excessively and incorrectly, Merle embodied the term like few other entertainers. The entire music world lost a true legend when Merle died on April 6, 2016—his 79th birthday. This week we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of…… MORE
Listen to Keith Urban’s New Haggard-Inspired Tune, “Coming Home”
With the release of new song, “Coming Home,” Keith Urban has given fans the second sampling of music from his upcoming album, Graffiti U. The new tune, which features vocals from Julia Michaels, utilizes a riff from one of country music’s most iconic songs, “Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard. “Coming Home” was co-penned by Keith,…… MORE