Heartworn Highways

Heartworn Highways

The best music and the best whiskey come from the same part of the country.

R 1976 · 92 min · ★ 7.8 · Documentary, Music

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.

Directed by James Szalapski · Written by James Szalapski

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