here's the article from Rolling Stone:

[www.rollingstone.com]

I'm looking fwd. to it, Keith's interviewed in it (which is #1 reason I'll be watching)



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Mighty Merle will be in my hometown July 25th along with Marty Stuart doing a Jimmie Rodgers tribute.

Merle and Kris Kristofferson to do co-headling tour in winter of 2011.

Great documentary.

Bless the Hag

Damn--this is great! I'm watching right now and signed on to iorr to see whether anyone had already posted about it.

Wow - Merle Haggard. I never knew much beyond "Mama Tried." Not only is he a great musician/singer, songwriter, and fascinating man with a twisted history, but a hella sexy man - whatever age he is, doesn't matter - ssssmmmmokin!!

Late in the documentary his anti-hippie/conservative politics emerges, which I guess shouldn't surprise me but it did because he's also a rebel. Ah well...who cares?

Keith adds a few pithy spot-on soundbytes about him and the Bakersfield sound.

And Merle makes a comment that he's as tough as Keith.

I agree - documentary worth watching!

- swiss



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it was on BBC-4 last friday night (16th July)

and yes, it was excellent.

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Damn--this is great! I'm watching right now and signed on to iorr to see whether anyone had already posted about it.

Wow - Merle Haggard. I never knew much beyond "Mama Tried." Not only is he a great musician/singer, songwriter, and fascinating man with a twisted history, but a hella sexy man - whatever age he is, doesn't matter - ssssmmmmokin!!

Late in the documentary his anti-hippie/conservative politics emerges, which I guess shouldn't surprise me but it did because he's also a rebel. Ah well...who cares?

Keith adds a few pithy spot-on soundbytes about him and the Bakersfield sound.

And Merle makes a comment that he's as tough as Keith.

I agree - documentary worth watching!

- swiss

I watched the first hour, mainly b/c Keith was being interviewed. But as I watched, the "Keth factor" kicked out, and I was intrigued by Merle's music and story. Will watch the rest of it tonight, god bless the DVR.

I am slowly being turned on to country music. Alot of that is coming from watching the Stones in Exile, and listening to exile again. God bless the Stones for the open-mind on the different genres of music. I love blues also.

happened across it for just a few mins - i wonder when the keith interview took place....he looked ancient...

Keith spoke here and there throughout the first hour. I didn't watch the last 1/2 hour, but I will tonight.

He did look very ancient!

Watched it last night.

Really good show IMO.

Merle Haggard is one of the greatest song writers ever.

I think MH has aged alot better than Keith & Mick put together! What a great looking man he is/was!

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I think MH has aged alot better than Keith & Mick put together! What a great looking man he is/was!

really?....i thought Merle looked a bit haggard