{"product_id":"the-hag-the-life-times-and-music-of-merle-haggard-paperback","title":"The Hag: The Life, Times, and Music of Merle Haggard - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of country legend Merle Haggard by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling biographer of Clint Eastwood, Cary Grant, The Eagles, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerle Haggard was one of the most important country music musicians who ever lived. His astonishing musical career stretched across the second half of the 20th Century and into the first two decades of the next, during which he released an extraordinary 63 albums, 38 that made it on to Billboard's Country Top Ten, 13 that went to #1, and 37 #1 hit singles. With his ample songbook, unique singing voice and brilliant phrasing that illuminated his uncompromising commitment to individual freedom, cut with the monkey of personal despair on his back and a chip the size of Monument Valley on his shoulder, Merle's music and his extraordinary charisma helped change the look, the sound, and the fury of American music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hag\u003c\/i\u003e tells, without compromise, the extraordinary life of Merle Haggard, augmented by deep secondary research, sharp detail and ample anecdotal material that biographer Marc Eliot is known for, and enriched and deepened by over 100 new and far-ranging interviews. It explores the uniquely American life of an angry rebellious boy from the wrong side of the tracks bound for a life of crime and a permanent home in a penitentiary, who found redemption through the music of \"the common man.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMerle Haggard's story is a great American saga of a man who lifted himself out of poverty, oppression, loss and wanderlust, to catapult himself into the pantheon of American artists admired around the world. Eliot has interviewed more than 100 people who knew Haggard, worked with him, were influenced by him, loved him or hated him. The book celebrates the accomplishments and explore the singer's infamous dark side: the self-created turmoil that expressed itself through drugs, women, booze, and betrayal. \u003ci\u003eThe Hag\u003c\/i\u003e offers a richly anecdotal narrative that will elevate the life and work of Merle Haggard to where both properly belong, in the pantheon of American music and letters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hag\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of this unique American original, and will speak to readers of country music and rock biographies alike.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarc Eliot \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of more than two dozen books on popular culture, including the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCary Grant; \u003c\/i\u003ethe award-winning \u003ci\u003eHollywood's Dark Prince; American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood; The Eagles: The Untold Story. \u003c\/i\u003eHis books have been published in more than 25 countries. He is a frequent contributor to documentary films, TV shows, and podcasts, is the Resident Curator of film at the \u003ci\u003eRiverfront Museum\u003c\/i\u003e in Peoria, Illinois, and a Visiting Professor at UFM - The University of Guatemala, where he teaches graduate seminars in film. He received his MFA in non-fiction and film history from Columbia University, where he was mentored by Andrew Sarris. He attended the \"Fame\" school, the High School of Performing Arts. He currently lives in New York City, and upstate near Woodstock, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 8.22 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765760065824,"sku":"9780306923203","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d588253ba4b9d87a9ccb42568fbc8060.webp?v=1780279070","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hag-the-life-times-and-music-of-merle-haggard-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}