{"id":54059,"date":"2023-05-10T16:36:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54059"},"modified":"2023-05-10T16:36:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T20:36:59","slug":"abc-news-studios-presents-an-unvarnished-and-inspiring-documentary-about-jelly-roll-the-country-music-singer-songwriter-on-the-precipice-of-megastardom-who-transformed-his-life-once-defined-by-incar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/10\/abc-news-studios-presents-an-unvarnished-and-inspiring-documentary-about-jelly-roll-the-country-music-singer-songwriter-on-the-precipice-of-megastardom-who-transformed-his-life-once-defined-by-incar\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Studios Presents an Unvarnished and Inspiring Documentary About Jelly Roll, the Country Music Singer-Songwriter on the Precipice of Megastardom, Who Transformed His Life Once Defined by Incarceration, Mental Health Struggles and Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54060\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jelly-Roll-Save-Me.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jelly-Roll-Save-Me.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jelly-Roll-Save-Me-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Documentary Premieres Same Week as Singer-Songwriter&#8217;s Debut Country Album, &#8216;Whitsitt Chapel,&#8217; Out June 2<\/p>\n<p>ABC News announced today ABC News Studios&#8217; &#8220;<strong><em>Jelly Roll: Save Me<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a documentary chronicling a journey of redemption in real time of 38-year-old singer-songwriter Jelly Roll, confronting his struggles with mental health and addiction as he stands on the precipice of megastardom. After independently building his loyal fanbase, Jelly Roll became the story of the night at this year&#8217;s CMT Music Awards in April, beating out the biggest names in country music to sweep the awards as a first-time nominee. 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