From PBS American Masters series:

"Merle Haggard: Learning To Live With Myself"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK24PpV7ufw

The owner of the film posted it with the note: "This film is our copyright protected intellectual property. We have made it available for streaming for a limited time on our Youtube channel so Merle's fans can enjoy it and celebrate his memory."

You might wanna watch it sooner than later in case Spothouse pulls it down. PBS does not have it available at the moment.

RIP Mr. Haggard. Thank you for all you gave us.

Coupla quick facts. Raised in a boxcar turned into a home. Hopped his first freight train at age 10, and went for a 18 hour ride. During a visit to his alma mater San Quentin Prison, Haggard was in the audience when Johnny Cash played there. Haggard heard / saw Cash and decided there and then what he wanted to do with his life. Turned out pretty damned well too.


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Off topic time - another from PBS Masters Series

Did she "invent" rock and roll?
That is a radically over simplified question, but in short - if you ask me, the answer is - yes, and long before Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Little Richard.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/sister-rosetta-tharpe-full-episode/2516/