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Jul 21, 2010 · Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself: Directed by Gandulf Hennig. With Dave Alvin, John Carter Cash, Robert Duvall, Jason Fine. A candid documentary about the country music legend, who is often called "the poet of the common man," that tells it like it is.
In Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself, American Masters’ candid documentary about the country music legend, who is often called “the poet of the common man,” tells it like it...
Jul 6, 2010 · http://www.wgby.org Wednesday, July 21, 9pm This two year documentary follows musician Merle Haggard, both at home and on tour, as he hits new artistic and commercial highs.
Jul 21, 2010 · Overview. Haggard actually lived the rambling, gambling, love ‘em and leave ‘em, often brutal life that remains the bedrock of country music lyrics – he hopped his first freight train at the age of 10, became a chronic truant and drinker and was locked up some 17 times as a youngster.
American Masters' documentary about the country music legend Merle Haggard, often called "the poet of the common man," features interviews with comrades and fellow musicians including Robert Duvall, John Fogerty, Kris Kristofferson, Keith Richards, Tanya Tucker, and Dwight Yoakam.
Apr 7, 2016 · Haggard turned to a life of vagrancy and crime, dropping down through the dregs of the penal system, from the brutalisation of correctional school to a fully paid up place at San Quentin prison by the time he was 19. He was imprisoned for “trying to break into a place that wasn’t even closed”.
Jul 18, 2010 · Documentary tracing the life of one of the true originals of American country music, Merle Haggard, featuring archive footage and interviews with Merle, his family and musicians.
