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English
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At 65, the man who's been called the "quintessential American troubadour" reflects on his extraordinary life and musical career. He is the only entertainer in history in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriter's Hall of Fame -- a distinction befitting a man who sang with Elvis Presley in the 1950s and with U2 in 1995. From his wild years of addiction to his loving faith in Christ, Johnny Cash embodies contradiction...
63) Honkytonk man
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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Red Stovall is a hard-drinking drifter who sings for his super in second-rate roadhouse bars through some of the loneliest, dustiest countryside ever ravaged by the Great Depression. Stovall, however, nurses the embers of a dream--to audition with the legendary Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Tyndale House Publishers
Language
English
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"Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she's tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943. As Bertie and her four sisters tenderly nurture Songbird back to health, the bond between the childless midwife and the motherless teen grows strong. But...
68) Long way gone
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
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"'No matter where you go, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far gone. You can always come home.' At the age of eighteen, musician and songwriter Cooper O'Connor took everything his father held dear and drove 1,200 miles from home to Nashville, his life riding on a six-string guitar and the bold wager that he had talent. But his wager soon proved foolish. Five years after losing everything, he falls in love with Daley...
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brimming with the sounds and personalities of 1950s Nashville, this is the story of legendary guitar player Hank Garland, who played music on his own terms with the likes of Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, and Elvis Presley. Details the life of a star who burned out too quickly; Garland pioneered music from country to jazz, but a hot temper and whirlwind romantic life lead to early tragedy. Captures one of the greatest musicians of the past...
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English
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After he died in the backseat of a Cadillac at the age of twenty-nine, Hank Williams, a frail, flawed man who had become country music's most compelling and popular star, instantly morphed into its first tragic martyr. Having hit the heights in the postwar era with simple songs of heartache and star-crossed love, he would, with that outlaw swagger, become in death a template for the rock generation to follow. Presenting the first fully realized biography...
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English
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Food and drink writer and single mom Hayley Powell figures it's up to her to save country music superstar Wade Springer's reputation after Wade's tour bus is burned and a roadie named Mickey Pritchett is found in the remains--shot, and with one of Hayley's trademark chicken legs stuffed in his mouth.
76) Hillbilly heart
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English
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From his turbulent childhood in Kentucky to the trials and tribulations of raising a family, "Hillbilly Heart" shines a revealing light on one of country music's most enduring icons.
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 244 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to the book "Coal Miner's Daughter, " Lynn describes her life from 1976 to 2002. In the movie version of her first memoir, Doolittle and Loretta ride off into the sunset. In this book, Lynn shows changes made to the movie and details more events from her early life, including revelations about domestic abuse and alcholism during her long marriage and her unpreparedness for show business. She also describes the heartbreaking deaths of...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
America's greatest traveling bard Willie Nelson muses about the things that are most important to him and celebrates the family, friends, and colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey.
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