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English
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From America’s most beloved superstar and its greatest storyteller-—a thriller about a young singer/songwriter on the rise and on the run, and determined to do whatever it takes to survive. Every song tells a story. She’s a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her. She’s also on the run. Find a future, lose a past. Nashville is where she’s come to claim her destiny. It’s also where the darkness she’s fled might find...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it. It's a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back again. Of selling vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias while hosting radio shows and writing song after song, hoping to strike gold. It's a story of...
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Publisher
itbooks
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
As a definitive look at the outlaw country music movement, "Outlaw" follows the stories of three legendary icons, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson as they redefined country music in the late '60s and early '70s, set in the backdrop of Nashville.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approx. 8 hours) : sound, color, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, following the evolution of country music from its diverse and humble origins as it emerged, by the end of the 20th century, into a worldwide phenomenon. Filled with memorable musical moments, interviews with more than 80 country music artists, and evocative footage and photographs, many never seen before, this film weaves an unforgettable story that is both intimate and sweeping.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approx. 8 hours) : sound, color, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, following the evolution of country music from its diverse and humble origins as it emerged, by the end of the 20th century, into a worldwide phenomenon. Filled with memorable musical moments, interviews with more than 80 country music artists, and evocative footage and photographs, many never seen before, this film weaves an unforgettable story that is both intimate and sweeping.
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Language
English
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"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"--...
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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 1989, as US news outlets declared an end to Operation Just Cause, Craig Morgan was part of an elite group of military operatives jumping into the jungle along the Panamanian border on a covert operation. Fans know the country music star from his hit songs and acclaimed albums, but there's a lot more to him--a soldier who worked with the CIA in Panama, an undercover agent who fought sex traffickers in Thailand, and a dedicated family man who lives...
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
368 pages.
Language
English
Description
Johnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level, bass-baritone voice and somber demeanor, and for huge hits like “Ring of Fire” and “I Walk the Line.” But he was also the most prominent political artist in the United States, even if he wasn’t recognized for it in his own lifetime, or since his death in 2003.
Then and now, people have misread Cash’s politics, usually accepting the idea of him as a “walking contradiction.” Cash...
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
315 p.
Language
English
Description
Many words have been dedicated to biographies and histories of early country music and its creators, but surprisingly little attention has been given to the actual songs at the heart of these narratives. In this groundbreaking book, music historian Tony Russell turns the spotlight on a vast archive of recordings from the 1920s and 1930s and uncovers the hidden stories of how they were recorded, the interventions of record companies that shaped them,...
