This special is being run on many PBS stations. We watched it last night. It was a great story of how the man has lived his life and now is trying to live with himself after all the trouble and prison time he's done.

Country music - 3 chords and the truth! Check you local listings for a great documentary with plenty of Fender gear (amps, guitars).

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters ... self/1545/

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Thanks for the heads-up....Rolling Stone did a story/interview on him last year. He lives his life his way, come what may. Lot to be said about that.

-T

Lots of cameo interviews with many rockers, country and record (A&R) types.

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I'll have to check that out.
A friend of mine who played with Waylon had the privelege of Merle singing on a song he recorded....Merle sung the verse and if you weren't told about it,you would still instantly recognize that voice.
A true hard core country star...they don't make 'em like him anymore.

Great interviews with his band, 'The Strangers' too, along with Keith Richards, Billy Gibbons, etc..

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Speaking of Merle, hass anyone played the Merle Signature Tele?

I have seen it but not tried it. Its a beautiful guitar

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Hey, Boy Blue is back!

I saw it here on Ch 2 earlier in the week and they ran it again last night. Very interesting story. I really like the American Masters series. They've done one for John Lennon, too, but I don't know if it's still coming or if I missed it already.

Did a little research -- The Lennon episode will be shown in Nov 2010.

[quote="Miami Mike"]This special is being run on many PBS stations.
...........I find out about this off-hand at dinner yesterday evening as an
"oh by the way did you see??????????????. Nobody knows how to pick up a phone......except when they're walking down the middle of a crowded street in Manhattan at midday looking like a Borg talking to themselves.

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"Another day in paradise!"

I only caught part of the Bob Dylan one this past weekend.

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