Merle Haggard

It's one of country music's biggest nights and it all started as a way to promote the country and western genre. Way back in 1964, the Country and Western Music Academy was created to help promote the genres with west coast artists like Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell and Buck Owens among others...

Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Merle Haggard gave the ultimate performance at the 2014 Grammys, and their onstage collaboration was just a foretaste of what's to come. The trio of legends are currently working on an album together!

Country music shined at the 2014 Grammys, with nine of Nashville's top singers taking the stage to sing and play guitar. Collaborations and solo performances from artists like Keith Urban, Blake Shelton and Hunter Hayes were among the night's best, but what was the best moment?

Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton joined forces for a legendary performance at the 2014 Grammys on Sunday (Jan. 26), and boy, did they deliver.

Although the legendary Ray Price has passed away, fans and friends alike will continue to fondly remember him and the impact he made on country music. Fellow crooner Merle Haggard remembers Price as "the first outlaw."

The 2014 Grammy Awards are about to get countrified! Merle Haggard, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Blake Shelton are teaming up for a star-studded performance, making the evening an iconic show of country pride.

Meeting George Jones was a career highlight for almost every country singer. Even legends like Randy Travis and Reba McEntire treasure the photos they have with the singer. Today, stars have been sharing their favorite moments with Jones, who died at the age of 81 years old this morning.

It look like Blake Shelton is making up with country's older generation of performers, one by one. Earlier this week, Merle Haggard became the latest classic country star to forgive the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year for some comments he made about "old farts" in country music not being open-minded to change.

Why: For two decades, Merle Haggard was as reliable of a hitmaker as you'll find in country music. The Hag's career has stretched 50 years, and during that time he's charted over three dozen No. 1 songs and become known as one of the true legends of country music's greatest era...

While most of us are preparing for the holidays, a select few are concerned that on Friday, December 21, Mayan prophecies will come true and the world will end. Even Merle Haggard is trying to figure out what to do with his stock portfolio in light of the potential apocalypse.