Rolling Stone — "The spirit of the American people is the only thing that can save America," Merle Haggard told Rolling Stone Managing Editor Jason Fine in an interview for the magazine a few years ago. "Not the spirit of America, the spirit of the American people. ... more info

Associated Press — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Singer and songwriter Toby Keith will perform a tribute to the late legend Merle Haggard during the American Country Countdown Awards on May 1. more info

MSN Music — A biopic on the late country great is also reportedly in the works. more info

Rolling Stone — One evening around sunset, Merle Haggard was leaning against his silver tour bus, the Santa Fe Super Chief, before a show at the Crazy Horse Saloon on the dusty fringes of Orange County, California. He stared off grimly at the brown, rolling hills th... more info

Rolling Stone — So maybe the late Merle Haggard didn’t smoke marijuana in Muskogee or take trips on LSD, but that certainly didn't stop country's greats from trading a shot of Tennessee brown for a toke of Colorado green — and singing about it, too. But true to ... more info

Pitchfork - Album Reviews — Jay Farrar has always stood up for the Little Guy in America. Most of his songs are about regular folks facing down some challenge, whether it’s a powerful corporation, a corrupt politician, or simply hard times. With Uncle Tupelo in the early... more info