National Encore Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings) in honor of the centennial of Guthrie's birth & in conjunction with the premiere of Ken Burns's new two-part documentary The Dust Bowl (Sun. 11/18 & Mon. 11/19, 8-10 p.m. ET on PBS).

Watch the full 90-minute documentary here on the American Masters Web site.

Bonnie Raitt and other artists discuss the rise of women in country rock at the Troubadour.

Artists reflect on how the Troubadour launched careers in both country and rock.

Watch the full film documentary of Merle Haggard: Learning to Live With Myself online.

Read an excerpt from the essay "Branded Man", originally published in 2003 by No Depression Magazine, about Merle Haggards music and the meaning we read into his songwriting.

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