Bakersfield-inspired Nashville songwriter Larry Bastian, 90, has died. Among his many hits included Garth Brooks' “Unanswered ...

(Bonnie Owens was married to Buck Owens from 1948 to 1953 and to another Bakersfield favorite, Merle Haggard, from 1965 to 1978 to start his songwriting career.) Alongside Shaw, Bastian wrote ...

Trending on Billboard He launched his songwriting career in the 1970s, when he connected with Bonnie Owens and other ... He has written songs recorded by Merle Haggard and David Frizzell ...

Two Of Us with new wife (and the ex-Mrs Buck Owens) in 1966. Largely restrained to counterpoint harmony alongside Bonnie's weaker honky-tonk purr, Merle gets suitably country-tough on superior ...

Along with Buck Owens, Merle and his band ... Best Known For: Merle Haggard was best known as a country music icon, with songs “The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde” and “Okie from Muskogee.” ...

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's biggest hit came from an impromptu recording session at 5 a.m., post-10-day-cayenne juice ...

Merle Haggard wowed the crowd with an incredible performance of "Natural High" at a 1985 fundraiser in Illinois.

The car, once owned by Merle Haggard, will be featured on two of the railway's existing excursions: the Alleghany Special and the Blue Ridge Flyer. STAUNTON — The newest member of the Virginia Scenic ...

Although U.S. combat forces withdrew in 1973, the Vietnam War didn’t officially end until April 30, 1975, when South Vietnam surrendered to communist North Vietnam. By that time, tens of ...