Sep. 4—When it comes to songs about working, some musicians and singers seem to empathize more than others when it comes to toiling for our daily bread. Country music artists perform a number of songs ...

The country music icon is gearing up to release his 78th career solo studio album (the 155th of his career in total), and this current project will pay tribute to another country music legend, ...

Last night, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros treated concert-goers at Mershon Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, to a debut cover of Merle Haggard and The Strangers’ signature 1969 released song, “Workin’ Man Blues.

On Aug. 16, 1969, Merle Haggard’s “Workin’ Man Blues” climbed to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. It became the seventh of the genre cornerstone’s 38 leaders, the third-most in the survey ...

The legendary Willie Nelson is paying homage to another outlaw country legend in a new studio album out Friday, November 7. Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle will contain 11 tracks on which Nelson ...

Legendary country icon Willie Nelson has officially launched the first single from his upcoming album, Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle. Nelson released the first single today, September 5, a heartfelt ...

This is the first single from Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle, Willie’s 78th solo studio album and 155th album overall. Out November 7. Multi-platinum selling global superstar Khalid is set to release ...

Ask fans of the Bakersfield Sound to name their favorite Merle Haggard song, and they’re likely to call out masterpieces like “Workin' Man Blues,” “If We Make it Through December,” “Silver Wings” or ...

Songs about the working class are woven throughout the fabric of country music. Unfortunately, some of the more recent ones do nothing more than pander to an already marginalized demographic. Thank ...

Merle Haggard had it right when he said it was time to "Sing a little bit of these workin' man blues." As a lot of the trucks that grace the pages of CCT are ex-work trucks, that lyric couldn't ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Even Merle Haggard gets nervous about stepping onto a stage when the audience is filled with songwriters, record label executives and fellow artists. "Well, it's glorious but it's ...