Merle Haggard actually lived the rambling, gambling, love ‘em and leave ‘em, often brutal life that remains the bedrock of country music lyrics.

Elegant and wise, she personifies both the glamour of Hollywood and the reality of a lifetime spent battling racial and social injustice.

The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists – drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison – made The Doors one of America’s most iconic, influential, and frightening rock bands.

'I.M. Pei: Building China Modern' follows the architect on a personal and architectural journey from west to east, where he was invited to design a museum to house the antiquities of his native Suzhou.

American Masters celebrates the wonderful world of music game-changer and definitive soul singer Sam Cooke.

The author of 'Little Women' is an almost universally recognized name whose reputation as a morally upstanding New England spinster masked a literary double life.

American Masters explores fifty years of folk legend and human rights activist Joan Baez.

CBS News forever changed the face of broadcast journalism with the premiere of 60 MINUTES, and the man behind it was creator Don Hewitt.

In 1941 a 26-year-old Les Paul fashioned a solid body guitar he dubbed "The Log." It was the foundation of what is still the gold-standard of electric guitars.