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Gus and Betty Dressen oral history interview

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Gus and Betty Dressen discuss their German family heritage and growing up near Uhland, Texas. Along with describing what it was like to grow up on a farm, the couple share the responsibilities that come with that kind of lifestyle, such as taking care of animals, growing corn and sugar cane, and other aspects including having a blacksmith shop. They also talk about how life back then is different from now, such as paved roads, cars, electricity, and going into town.

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Merle Haggard performs on the Rogers & Hammerhead TV Show (tv edit)

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Includes "Crazy Moon" (unrecorded at the time), "A Place to Fall Apart," "Ground Hog Rootin in My Backyard," "My Favorite Memory," "I Started Loving You Again," "Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink," Johnny Gimble-"Itty Bitty Brown," "Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn," and "Goodnight Little Sweetheart" by Bob Wills. Recording of the Rogers & Hammerhead show, which aired on the Austin Music Network in 1996-1997.

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Willie and Bobbie Nelson performs on the Rogers & Hammerhead TV Show (tv edit)

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Includes "Half a Man," "Why Are You Picking on Me?" "Why Do I have to Choose," "She is Gone," "Me and the Drummer," "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down," "Valentine," "Too Sick to Pray," and "Heartaches of a Fool". Recording of the Rogers & Hammerhead show, which aired on the Austin Music Network in 1996-1997.