David Cantwell

If you want to read the definitive book on Merle Haggard, this is the one...The beauty of Cantwell's book lies in his in-depth, astute, and entertaining close readings of Hag's songs and the... — No Depression More…

The Running Kind is one of those critical/biographical works that you will want to read again, so prepare yourself to succumb to its charms. It's worth it — Popmatters More…