Merle Haggard enjoyed plenty of hits back in the 1960s. The country crooner already had a string of No. 1 hits on the US and Canadian country music charts by the time he got to “Workin’ Man Blues” in ...

Last night, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros treated concert-goers at Mershon Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, to a debut cover of Merle Haggard and The Strangers’ signature 1969 released song, “Workin’ Man Blues.

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...

Songs about the working class are woven throughout the fabric of country music. Unfortunately, some of the more recent ones do nothing more than pander to an already marginalized demographic. Thank ...

Willie Nelson is releasing "Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle," his 78th solo album, as a tribute to Merle Haggard. The new album features 11 covers of Haggard's songs, including "Workin’ Man Blues" and ...

It’s fun to hear Willie Nelson, of all people, sing the famous lyric: “We don’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee.” Not only because the Texas county legend is a famed pothead, but also because his dearly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Willie Nelson, 92, has a history of making entire albums that revive and reimagine the works of single songwriters. And he's done ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Main-Image-2 - Credit: Haley Wirthele* Songs about the working class are woven throughout the fabric of country music.