Backstage at Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard, Scott Avett told The Boot that "Mama Tried" was a special request for the Avett Brothers' performance during the tribute show.

"God bless Mr. Merle Haggard, y'all!" McCreery said at the end of his performance, earning a round of applause from the Opry audience. "Mama Tried" comes from Haggard's 1968 album of the same name.

Less than a week after his death, Scotty McCreery paid tribute to the late Merle Haggard with an energetic performance of Mama Tried at the Grand Ole Opry.

Will Oldham has always been a vocal admirer of country legend Merle Haggard, who died last year. The first time Oldham ever sang in public, it was a Haggard song. And this spring, under his Bonnie ...

On this day in 1981, a thief stole $175,000-worh of country legend Merle Haggard's gear from a parking lot in Houston Texas.

Merle Haggard, the Grammy Award-winning singer whose autobiographical prison songs and populist political anthems, notably “Mama Tried” and “Okie From Muskogee,” made him one of country ...

Country music legend Merle Haggard died on Wednesday — his 79th birthday. He'd been fighting various health problems for a long time, but he kept on performing and releasing new albums.

Eli 'Paperboy' Reed, 'Mama Tried' : #NowPlaying The first single from Reed's tribute to Merle Haggard retains the song's personality and gives it a Memphis soul twist.

Hear Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy Cover Merle Haggard’s ‘Mama Tried’ Song appears on the artist's new tribute album to Haggard, 'Best Troubadour' By Brittney McKenna ...

New Music Hear Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s “Mama Tried” From His New Merle Haggard Covers Album Written by Winston Cook-Wilson | March 8, 2017 - 12:01 pm ...

Country music legend Merle Haggard, who was known for hits like "Okie From Muskogee" and "Mama Tried," died on his 79th birthday. Haggard's manager, Frank Mull, said the country icon died in Palo ...