On this day, November 21, 1987, this famous country artist released his 38th and final No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts.

Jake Owen sits for an emotional, vulnerable interview about his pivot from bro country to outlaw country on Rolling Stone's 'Nashville Now' podcast.

Nicki Bluhm is no stranger to Bay Area audiences, but it’s been a minute since we’ve had a chance to see her play locally.

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Rainbow Stew,” the 1981 country song by Merle Haggard, speaks of a utopia achieved through innovation and harmony with one’s ...

Willie Nelson is one of the few OG's we have left in the country music genre. It's hard to believe his career spans over 70 ...

Tipping his cowboy hat to one of the greats, Merle Haggard.

We here at Whiskey Riff often wonder what Jolene had to look like for Dolly Parton to be worried about her stealing her man. Dolly has, across decades, been an icon that women and men adore. She’s ...

Nine and a half years after his death -- on his 79th birthday, in fact -- Merle Haggard is the subject of two new albums, one ...

As a natural storyteller, Brandy Clark has an incredible memory for lyrics. Clark’s love of lyrics takes its roots from learning the craft of writing Country songs, which she feels is “some of the ...

Rocker Sammy Hagar picked a Merle Haggard song to ponder life after the death of Charlie Kirk. The Red Rocker took to social media to sing a slightly adjusted version of the chorus of Haggard’s “Are ...