On this day (January 29) in 1972, Merle Haggard was at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with “Carolyn.” The track retained the top spot for three consecutive weeks, giving Haggard one of ...
The best part of Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum right now is probably an exhibit dedicated to the Bakersfield Sound, looking back on when artists like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens ...