Merle Haggard by David Cantwell
Merle Haggard has enjoyed artistic and professional triumphs few can match. He's charted more than a hundred country hits, including thirty-eight number ones. In 2011 he was feted as a Kennedy Center Honoree. This book takes us on a revelatory journey through Haggard's music and the life and times out of which it came.-
Quantum Criminals
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DJ Screw
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Maybe We'll Make It
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Glitter Up the Dark
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Don't Suck, Don't Die
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John Prine
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Go Ahead in the Rain
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I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive
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Where the Devil Don't Stay
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Woman Walk the Line
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The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
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Band People
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Ryan Adams
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Black Country Music
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Dwight Yoakam
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Bringing Wreck
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You're with Stupid
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Real Love, No Drama
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T Bone Burnett
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The Flatlanders
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Someday All the Adults Will Die!
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Mothership Connected
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Chuco Punk
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Seeing Sideways
An incisive, critical analysis of one of the most complicated and misunderstood artists in country music..Both the Haggard fanatic and the casual country music fan will find their appreciation enriched. * Kirkus Reviews *
My favorite is David Cantwell’s book Merle Haggard—The Running Kind. -- Greil Marcus
He recounts the high times when the Hag could seemingly do no wrong, as well as his lost decade of the 1990s, when the hot country radio format pushed the old man aside in favor of guys with hats and gals named Shania. Also of interest is a short chapter where Cantwell compares and contrasts the lives and careers of Hag and his contemporary Johnny Cash. 'Merle Haggard: The Running Kind” gives this singular country artist his due and treats fans to a deep and appreciative trek through his songs. * Hannibal Courier-Post *
The Running Kind is one of those critical/biographical works that you will want to read again, so prepare yourself to succumb to its charms. It’s worth it. * PopMatters *
My favorite is David Cantwell’s book Merle Haggard—The Running Kind. -- Greil Marcus
He recounts the high times when the Hag could seemingly do no wrong, as well as his lost decade of the 1990s, when the hot country radio format pushed the old man aside in favor of guys with hats and gals named Shania. Also of interest is a short chapter where Cantwell compares and contrasts the lives and careers of Hag and his contemporary Johnny Cash. 'Merle Haggard: The Running Kind” gives this singular country artist his due and treats fans to a deep and appreciative trek through his songs. * Hannibal Courier-Post *
The Running Kind is one of those critical/biographical works that you will want to read again, so prepare yourself to succumb to its charms. It’s worth it. * PopMatters *
Music critic and longtime Haggard fan, David Cantwell is the coauthor of the acclaimed Heartaches by the Number: Country Music’s 500 Greatest Singles, and his work has appeared in the Oxford American, Salon, and No Depression, among other publications.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780292717718 |
| ISBN 10 | 0292717717 |
| Title | Merle Haggard |
| Author | David Cantwell |
| Series | American Music Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Texas Press |
| Year published | 2013-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 294 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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