The esteemed musician expresses no regrets about not joining Led Zeppelin or Deep Purple, preferring to follow his muse ...

These country songs from the 1980s had everything they needed to top the charts except for love from the radio.

Haggard, who died in 2016, spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about his love of trains. When he became a star, he acquired his own observation car. Now that coach is part of the Virginia Scenic Railway.

The big-voiced, unapologetically frank singer-songwriter refuses to be boxed in by genres, and finds joy in the full expression of self.