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41) Country hunks
Author
Publisher
Contemporary Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Physical Desc
ix, 85 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Beloved around the world, Randy Travis has sold more than 25 million albums in both country and gospel and is considered one of the finest performers of his generation, admired by superstars across the musical landscape, from Garth Brooks to Mick Jagger. From a working-class background in North Carolina to a job as a cook and club singer in Nashville to his "overnight success" with his smash 1986 album Storms of Life--which launched the neotraditional...
45) Chet Atkins
Author
Publisher
Athens Music Co
Pub. Date
[1967]
Physical Desc
46 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 16 x 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits, facsimiles ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Light has gathered hundreds of never-before-seen photographs, lyric sheets, posters, and other artifacts from the Cash family archives to produce this lavishly illustrated biography of the Man in Black. Light begins with Cash's early life: his birth in poverty in Arkansas; the death of his 15-year-old brother Jack in a table saw accident; and his first marriage, at age 22 to Vivian Liberto. From there, Light charts Cash's rise to fame, including his...
Author
Publisher
Howard Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First Howard Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The country music superstar shares what the guitar has meant to him as a means of finding his own voice, who inspired his love of music, and memorable stories about the many great guitar players he has encountered over the years.
49) Crazy heart
Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harper Celebrate
Language
English
Description
"The best things in life are really not that fancy--time with family, hard work, and a good bowl of beans and cornbread. Come on in, kick off your boots (or leave them on, I don't care), and let's have some fun"--
In Not That Fancy, GRAMMY-award winning singer and actress Reba McEntire shares life lessons, behind-the-scenes stories and photos, and her favorite comfort food recipes to inspire you to enjoy the simple things in life.
53) Crazy heart
Publisher
20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The powerful story of a country music star's rocky road to redemption. Bad Blake is a boozy, broken-down singer who reaches for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the music. But will Bad's hard-livin' ways and crazy heart cost him his last chance at a comeback?
54) Payday
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Maury Dann, a country singer on tour, liberally indulges in drugs, alcohol, and sexual relations with willing women. But when the angry boyfriend of a woman with whom he's had a liaison spots Maury, suddenly he has a big problem.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 313 : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"When country music star Thomas Rhett won the ACM Award for Single of the Year with "Die a Happy Man," his wife, Lauren Akins, was overjoyed. Her childhood best friend and now husband was being anointed the hottest new star in country music--for a song he had written about her. He was living his dream. Lauren was elated, but she was also wrestling with some big questions, not the least of which was, How can I live my own life of purpose? Lauren Akins...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Trailblazing, hell-raising country music legend Tanya Tucker defied the standards of how a woman in country music was supposed to behave. Decades later, as Tanya slipped from the spotlight, rising Americana music star Brandi Carlile took it upon herself to write an entire album for her hero based on Tanya's extraordinary life, spurring the greatest comeback in country music history. This documentary follows Tanya's richly creative, utterly captivating,...
Author
Publisher
Amazon Encore
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
303 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Famed alt-country artist Annie Walsh has more than enough reason to sing her version of the blues, including a broken heart, a stalled career, and a troubled family. Annie seeks refuge from an upended love affair with her producer, Owen Pettybone, by sequestering herself at home with her old dog Detour, surrounded by a lush Florida tangelo grove. Soon, however, this quiet, small town existence comes crashing down around her.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 424 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From bestselling and award-winning country/pop star Shania Twain, an exploration of her hard-scrabble childhood and rise to worldwide fame.
59) Country: a novel
Author
Language
English
Description
Life for Stephanie Adams is all about being a devoted mother. For years, she has kept her unhappy marriage a secret, intent on protecting her children from seeing their family break up. Then Stephanie's husband dies suddenly, and she sees a chance for everything to be different. Stephanie strives to balance her children's grief with her desire to move on from the past -- but after years of giving up her life for everyone else, what should she do next?...
Publisher
Palm Pictures
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"As a musician, Townes Van Zandt was legendary, perhaps one of the greatest who ever lived, inspiring artists from Bob Dylan to Norah Jones to Steve Earle. As a man, a husband, and a father his life was as tragic and as beautiful as the songs he wrote. Townes was an enigma to his family, pinned between a deep longing for home and nomadic lifestyle that was necessary for his livelihood. "--Container.
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