Country music icon Merle Haggard was born on April 6, 1937 and he was named poet of common man, and his ability to capture the hopes and fears of real people with his songs. Merle Haggard is undoubtedly essential in the present song world. When she sings to spend time in prison, he speaks from experience. When he writes lyrics about starting in a wrong direction however his mother attempt to drive him right.
His early transgressions are part of a PBS "American Masters" documentary, "Merle Haggard: Learning To Live With Myself." which premiers July 21, it includes commentary from Robert Duvall, John Fogerty, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, Kris Kristofferson, Keith Richards, Tanya Tucker, Don Was, and Dwight Yoakam.
