Surprisingly, since it stands as the finest and most thorough work of Hag-gazing any critic has yet mustered, David Cantwell’s Merle Haggard:The Running Kind (University of Texas Press, $19.95) never ...
Joseph Hudak joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion, which touches on songs including Merle Haggard’s classics “Okie from Muskogee” and “The Fightin’ Side of Me”; Hank Williams Jr.’s “I’ve Got ...
The 1970s gave us some of the most memorable hit songs in country music history. Tracks like “Take This Job and Shove It,” “Jolene,” “The Fightin’ Side of Me,” and many more topped the country charts ...