Heartworn Highways
The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.
1976 · 1h 32m · Not Rated
Documentary, Music
Directed by
James Szalapski
Overview
The music speaks for itself in this performance documentary that highlights some of the biggest names within the country-folk scene in Texas and Tennessee during the last weeks of 1975 and the first weeks of 1976, eschewing narration and staged interviews.
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