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In an episode airing next month, former Evangelical minister Ted Haggard and his wife will go on the TV program Divorce Court. They have a lot to talk about: Their marriage has been battered by ...
In a statement provided to CNN via HBO, Haggard said he had met with his wife, the 20-year-old and a church overseer to ask the 20-year-old's "forgiveness for our inappropriate relationship.
"I think he rescued me. I'm very grateful to him," Haggard said. He said he would have lost the support of his wife of 30 years, Gail, and their five children "and been a drug addict" had he not ...
This Merle Haggard song has become synonymous with his entire career, but he often said he regretted ever writing it.
A somewhat troubled childhood led to years spent behind bars for Merle Haggard.
When Vince Gill started recording his twelfth album, Guitar Slinger, in early 2011, a series of devastating events took place, including the death of his friend and wife Amy Grant‘s turning ...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — In 1985, Merle Haggard wrote a love song to something very close to his heart: A place, not a person, that gave him peace, comfort and strength. The Kern River.
Merle Haggard was known by his fans as “Hag.” With songs that reflected the working-class values and experiences of his own early life, Haggard found an audience in folks that saw the same.