He contributed versions of "Mama Tried" and "Sing Me Back Home" to 2014's Working Man's Poet: Tribute to Merle Haggard, featuring Toby Keith, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley.

Haggard drew upon a pre-fame stint in prison when he wrote "Sing Me Back Home," which gave him his third No. 1 hit in 1967. The song tells the grim story of an inmate who 's been asked to sing one ...

Merle Haggard performs "Sing Me Back on Home" on Austin City Limits in 1978. Haggard made several appearances on the program throughout his career. Aired: 04/05/16 ...

Readers can press play above to watch Richards' cover of Haggard's 1967 hit "Sing Me Back Home" and scroll down to see him team up with Willie Nelson for "Reasons to Quit," from Nelson and Haggard ...

The tribute show, “Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard,” held on what would have been Haggard’s 80th birthday, also featured performances from Sheryl Crow, ...

Merle Haggard performs during day one of 2015 Stagecoach, California's Country Music Festival, at The Empire Polo Club on April 24, 2015 in Indio, Calif. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach ...

Written solely by Haggard, "Sing Me Back Home" serves as the title track of his 1967 album. The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Country Stars Remember Merle Haggard ...

Merle Haggard died yesterday and I cried. It kinda snuck up on me. I was listening to him sing with the Strangers and my face got hot and ugly for a second and then it just happened. All the ...

Written by Haggard and released in 1967, “Sing Me Back Home” pictures a prisoner whose death sentence is imminent, making one final request for a song that reminds him of life before the ...

Merle Haggard died yesterday and I cried. It kinda snuck up on me. I was listening to him sing with the Strangers and my face got hot and ugly for a second and then it just happened. All the heaviest ...