To help him rerecord the track, Nelson pulled in his son Lukas and old friend Merle Haggard. “I asked Merle, ‘Come sing on this,’” said Nelson, “and he did.” Accompanying its rerelease ...

The crowd cheered as Stapleton arrived on stage to accompany Strait through the remainder of the classic song that was made ...

“Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground” (1980) Willie Nelson’s songwriting resume ... A handful of these have been with fellow country legend Merle Haggard. Their first album together ...

Merle Haggard’s “Mama Tried” is a certified country classic. Many fans of the genre know the words by heart and some have lived them. For the most part, Haggard lived the story that unfolds ...

billed as Willie Nelson & Family, previously played Orion in 2023. According to setlist.fm, their 15-song set that night included covers of Merle Haggard’s “Workin’ Man Blues,” Kris ...