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My House of Memories: An Autobiography
by
Merle Haggard
,
Tom Carter
In this riveting personal story, award-winning,bestselling country musicrecording artist Merle Haggard takesyou on a tour through his house ofmemories, offering a fascinating lookinside his turbulent yet successful life.Merle reveals the true stories about hisbirth and troubled upbringing in a convertedrailroad boxcar. He recalls the lossof his father when he was nine, aft
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Paperback
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288 pages
Published
December 28th 2010
by It Books
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Merle Haggard tells his story simply and honestly, as you'd expect. It didn't change my life, but it is a collection of good anecdotes from an extraordinary life, mostly his delinquent youth, and Merle sounds like a man that's grateful for his wife and kids even though he has a bit of a chip on his shoulder about being screwed over financially. There's a lot of setting the record straight. And at on point he refers to Nixon as "that great president". You get the sense of a man looking back over
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The first time I heard Merle Haggard,back in the 70's, he was singing "Mama Tried" and I've been hooked on Merle and country music ever since.
I had to have his book "Sing me back home" and "My house of memories".
Two great songs and fantastic books !! If you love Merle or just curious about the man..read them both. He tells it like it is, just like in his songs.
I had to have his book "Sing me back home" and "My house of memories".
Two great songs and fantastic books !! If you love Merle or just curious about the man..read them both. He tells it like it is, just like in his songs.
Single throw away lines kept revealing the stories I wanted to hear but they weren't the stories he told. It's always interesting to glimpse into another's life, but it was superficial where I wanted it deep and way too much about other things, especially the ex-wives. That was a bit depressing. I always felt Haggard to be contradictory in his songs and his politics, but this made them clear in a sense...looking back to the 'good' old times and traditions even though he did more drugs and damage
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one of my earliest musical memories is being very fond of a song called Somwhere Between sung by Slim Dusty (Australia's opposite number to Johnny Cash) on long interstate car trips. In my early 20s I found out who wrote that song...and countless other gems.
Merle Haggard will always be my favorite country artist so this was a book I had to read. For years, I knew Merle's songs. Having read his autobiography I think I now UNDERSTAND them a bit better. He brings so many contrasting emotions to thi ...more
Merle Haggard will always be my favorite country artist so this was a book I had to read. For years, I knew Merle's songs. Having read his autobiography I think I now UNDERSTAND them a bit better. He brings so many contrasting emotions to thi ...more
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Definitely a working man's autobiography as it has been described. This seems to be a classic redemption tale in which the narrator recounts his extraordinarily deviant youthful behavior while simultaneously and retroactively reprimanding said behavior. He has now found a "forever" wife, God, and thus, redemption. Also, from a sociological perspective, he makes excuses for his racism, homophobia, and refers to his children as possessions (and this is why he is home schooling them). I think I wou
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Not as good as Sing Me Back Home. But still worth the read.
Not exactly the full punch i was expecting considering Merle's illustrious, checkered past. Good for him for turning his life around, but i prefer more of the dark side.
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