In honor of the one year anniversary of Merle Haggard's death, multiple events will be held around Kern County over the next week. Haggard Boxcar Festival (to celebrate the grand opening of Haggard ...

The songs of Merle Haggard, a bard of the working man, had their roots in country, but they inspired musicians in other genres of American music as well. As a linchpin of the so-called Bakersfield ...

Last July the late country music star joined his sister Lillian in watching the boxcar moved from Oildale to Pioneer Village in Central Bakersfield. Crews have been renovating the home ever since.

The music and spirit of Merle Haggard was alive and well at the Kern County Museum on Saturday. The museum hosted the third-annual Haggard Boxcar Music Festival, named after the railcar converted by ...

The first Haggard Boxcar Festival: Live music by Ben & Noel Haggard, Merle Haggard’s sons. The Strangers, Merle’s band, will accompany them. Music by Johnny Owens & the Buck Fever Band, James ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The annual Haggard Boxcar Music Festival is scheduled for April at the Kern County Museum. The event includes a plethora of Bakersfield artists, as well as a viewing ...