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Summary: Great book - couldn't put it down until finished.
Review: Exceptionally well written with fascinating content.
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Summary: My version of the man "The Hag"
Review: Honest,raw,direct,entertaining. I read this book "My House of Memories: For the Record" in three hours, never putting it aside once. Merle Haggard has "been there, done that" and more. He puts on no airs about where he has come from or what he has done. The man is a genius in writing talent and the greatest voice I have ever heard. Most interesting and entertaining book. Thank you Merle Haggard. Linda D. Smith
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Summary: My version of the man "The Hag"
Review: Honest,raw,direct,entertaining. I read this book "My House of Memories: For the Record" in three hours, never putting it aside once. Merle Haggard has "been there, done that" and more. He puts on no airs about where he has come from or what he has done. The man is a genius in writing talent and the greatest voice I have ever heard. Most interesting and entertaining book. Thank you Merle Haggard. Linda D. Smith
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Summary: Not Much Happened in the Last 18 Years!
Review: I am a very major fan of Merle Haggard, and feel he is one of the best songwriters we have in America. I think this added to my disappointment in this book. I had already read his 1981 biography, SING ME BACK HOME, so was really surprised to start reading this book which is about 4/5 a duplication of that book. Not only is the typeprint in this book LARGE, there is almost no additional information in this book. Merle, with the life you have led, you certainly could have offered different stories than the ones you did 18 years ago.I also learned a lesson about ordering on-line, maybe the good old bookstore would have been a good idea when deciding if I really wanted to spend the $$$ on this rehash!
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Summary: Not Much Happened in the Last 18 Years!
Review: I am a very major fan of Merle Haggard, and feel he is one of the best songwriters we have in America. I think this added to my disappointment in this book. I had already read his 1981 biography, SING ME BACK HOME, so was really surprised to start reading this book which is about 4/5 a duplication of that book. Not only is the typeprint in this book LARGE, there is almost no additional information in this book. Merle, with the life you have led, you certainly could have offered different stories than the ones you did 18 years ago. I also learned a lesson about ordering on-line, maybe the good old bookstore would have been a good idea when deciding if I really wanted to spend the $$$ on this rehash!
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Summary: Entertaining and revealing story
Review: I enjoyed reading this book about a singer whose music I've always loved. Tom Carter did a good job with the chatty style, and I liked Merle's humor and honesty and humility. I highly recommend the book.
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Summary: Entertaining and revealing story
Review: I enjoyed reading this book about a singer whose music I've always loved. Tom Carter did a good job with the chatty style, and I liked Merle's humor and honesty and humility. I highly recommend the book.
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Summary: OK, But Not Great
Review: I enjoyed the book, but I thought it could have been so much better. I learned more about Merle Haggard than I knew before. I liked the stories and Merle's sense of humor. I just think there was something missing. I can't really put my finger on what it is, but I was expecting more. The book was pretty good though. I read it cover to cover. I am sure anyone who likes Merle Haggard will enjoy this book.
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Summary: From One Bakersfield Boy to Another
Review: Merle's genius for lyric and creativity shines through some of the rough and ugly stories that help us understand him. A lot of the language is rough but it is part of the story that better defines the experiences that made Merle who he is. There are many times throughout the book where Merle's descriptions and thoughts ring with poetic flare. I grew up in Bakersfield and often heard stories about the legendary Blackboard, Lucky Spot and Texas Barrell House on Union. I have family that are rumored to have sung with him at times and used to watch Merle play before he was starting out. I could appreciate many of the stories described in the book and have worked the same oilfields and packing sheds he describes. I don't live there anymore but I do go back and visit. Over the course of the book it becomes clear how Merle has been able to completely turn around his life around and gain control of his finances, his family, his career and most importantly his spirituality. I enjoyed the book very much. I grew up listening to Merle Haggard. I wish I could meet him someday, one ol' Bakersfield boy to another and just pick the guitar with him.
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Summary: For fans of Merle
Review: The second (!) autobiography of country singer/songwriter Merle Haggard. Very interesting for his fans, for others I'd recommend his music instead. His reputation as "the poet of the common man" is not undeserved. The book deals mostly with his misspent youth which wound up with him doing a stretch in San Quentin prison, before he really discovered his talent and got his life together, including 42 #1 hits on the country charts, playing at Carnegie Hall and the White House, etc. This was an abridged audio book, engagingly read by Merle himself.
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