Bibliograph

Country music changed my life, tales of tough times and triumph from country's legends, Ken Burke

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Country music changed my life, tales of tough times and triumph from country's legends, Ken Burke

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Country music changed my life

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ken Burke

Sub title

tales of tough times and triumph from country's legends

Summary

In this book based on new interviews, some of country music's greatest stars share personal moments of redemption, inspiration, and heartache related to the music that shaped their lives. Brenda Lee explains how her childhood singing gift raised her entire family out of dire poverty, and Pat Boone speaks about the spiritual influence of his father-in-law, Red Foley. Barbara Pittman talks about her childhood friendship with Elvis Presley, while Little Jimmy Dickens divulges how Hank Williams came to write a song for him and why he never recorded it. Mickey Gilley talks about gladly living in, and then gladly escaping, the shadow of his cousin Jerry Lee Lewis, and Hank Thompson reveals how his background in electrical engineering helped revolutionize country music. More stories from Glen Campbell, Don Williams, Johnny Legend, Chris Hillman, and many others explain the inspiration and effect of country music in their lives

Target audience

adult

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