Dolly Parton typically doesn't 'admit or deny' if she's had affairs. But she does swear she didn't have an affair with Merle Haggard.

Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Ron Howard, Eric Church and more celebrities react to the death of Merle Haggard.

The tributes to country music legend Merle Haggard, who died Wednesday on his 79th birthday, have been flooding in, with colleagues such as Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker and Hank ...

GALLERY: Merle Haggard’s Life in Pictures In later years, the two would perform together in public again, including a duet on the Parton’s ABC variety show, Dolly, in the late-80s. Watch it below.

Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson Duet With Teen Prodigy Mary Sarah releases 'Bridges,' an album of soulful, star-studded country duets ...

But back in the mid 1970's – Merle Haggard had spent time touring with Dolly Parton and fell for Dolly – not just hard – but head over heels.

Merle Haggard: Dolly Parton remembers late country starMerle Haggard, one of country’s most revered songwriters, died Wednesday, his birthday, at the age of 79. The pioneer of the Bakersfield ...

While Merle Haggard struggled with his feelings for Dolly Parton, he also struggled to maintain his relationship with Bonnie Owens, his wife from 1965 to 1978.

Ken Burns' 16-hour "Country Music" documentary will begin airing at 7 p.m. Central time Sept. 15 on PBS.

Country star Merle Haggard cut this song a few months before even Parton, who wrote it, was able to track it herself.

They were honoring Merle, needed a tribute written for the program, and Merle had suggested that either Dolly Parton or Joe Klein write it.

The tributes to country music legend Merle Haggard, who died Wednesday on his 79th birthday, have been flooding in, with colleagues such as Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker and Hank ...