Birch Lane Pr, September 1994. Hardcover. In his tumultuous lifetime, King of Country Music George Jones has been two men running in opposite directions. With top hits including "He Stopped Loving Her Today, " "Window Up Above, " and "She Thinks I Still Care, " he is the only country..... More
Univ Tennessee Press, June 2002. Trade Paperback. In the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Virginia-North Carolina border, an extraordinarily rich musical heritage survives and flourishes. Even before the legendary Bill Monroe coined the term "bluegrass" in the mid-1950s, the traditional music of this area was coming into its own as..... More
HarperTorch, September 1998. Mass Market PaperBack. He is "The Man in Black." Country music legend. The "quintessential American troubadour". An icon of rugged individualism, who's been to hell and back, and tells the tale as never before. In this unforgettable autobiography, Johnny Cash talks straight about the highs and lows..... More
Zondervan, August 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo in heavily edgeworn dustjacket. Previous owner's name inked FFEP. In black cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine & facsimile signature stamped on front board. Previous owner's name inked FFEP. [244 pp.]. More
Viking Adult, August 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. A candid and moving memoir from the critically acclaimed singer and songwriter For thirty years as a musician, Rosanne Cash has enjoyed both critical and commercial success, releasing a series of albums that are as notable for their lyrical intelligence as for their..... More
Viking Adult, August 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. A candid and moving memoir from the critically acclaimed singer and songwriter For thirty years as a musician, Rosanne Cash has enjoyed both critical and commercial success, releasing a series of albums that are as notable for their lyrical intelligence as for their..... More
Hyperion Books, March 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. What happens when you ask today's top songwriters to apply their talents to prose You get a surprising and diverse collection of writing as penetrating and unforgettable as your most beloved album. Like writers and poets, the best songwriters are storytellers; their words..... More
Da Capo Press, October 2001. First Edition. Oversized Hardcover. He was twenty-nine years old and had recorded just eighty sessions when he died on New Year's Day 1953. Yet those songs--"Hey Good Lookin'," "Your Cheatin' Heart," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"-made Hank Williams the most influential country musician ever..... More
Basic Books, December 2021. Hardcover. A leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time 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..... More
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University of Texas Press, June 2018. Paper Back. This summer, No Depression will dig into topics of immigration and migration in roots music. Stories will delve into the ways songs spread across borders and profiles on the songwriters who undertake those journeys. The issue will also highlight means of transportation..... More
Plume, September 1983. Trade Paperback. First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over--not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar..... More
Plume, September 1983. Trade Paperback. First published in 1943, this autobiography is also a superb portrait of America's Depression years, by the folk singer, activist, and man who saw it all. Woody Guthrie was born in Oklahoma and traveled this whole country over--not by jet or motorcycle, but by boxcar..... More
Harper Perennial, October 2013. Trade Paperback. Finished in 1947 and lost to readers until now, House of Earth is legendary folk singer and American icon Woody Guthrie's only finished novel. A powerful portrait of Dust Bowl America, it's the story of an ordinary couple's dreams of a better life and..... More
Viking Adult, September 2005. Hardcover. Hank Williams, the quintessential country music singer and songwriter, died alone in the backseat of his Cadillac on New Year's Day, 1953. He died much as he had lived: drunk, forlorn, suffering from a birth defect, wondering when the bubble would burst. Having sprouted out..... More
Everthemore Books, September 2005. Trade Paperback. More
Dell, July 1997. Mass Market PaperBack. More
February 2004. Trade Paperback. The first major biography of the Carter Family, the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly created the sounds and traditions that grew into modern folk, country, and bluegrass music. Meticulously researched and lovingly written, it is a look at a world and a culture that, rather than..... More
October 2021. Limited. Hardcover. An exclusive edition of Dolly Parton’s Songteller, featuring a pink 45 record with two never-before-heard songs. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics is a landmark celebration of the remarkable life and career of a country music and pop culture legend. As told by Dolly Parton..... More
Little, Brown and Company, April 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. From his first performance at age four, Willie Nelson was driven to make music and live life on his own terms. But though he is a songwriter of exceptional depth - Crazy was one of his early classics - Willie only..... More
Liveright, November 2017. Trade Paperback. Mark Ribowsky's Hank has been hailed as the greatest biography yet (Library Journal, starred review) of the beloved icon. Hank Williams, a frail, flawed man who had become country music's first real star, instantly morphed into its first tragic martyr when he died in the..... More
Scribner, October 2020. Hardcover. Nominated for the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland focuses her laser-sharp insights on a working-class icon and one of the most unifying figures in American culture: Dolly Parton. Growing up amid Kansas..... More
Scribner, October 2020. Hardcover. Nominated for the 2020 National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland focuses her laser-sharp insights on a working-class icon and one of the most unifying figures in American culture: Dolly Parton. Growing up amid Kansas..... More
It Books, June 2013. Hardcover. More
Penguin (Non-Classics), December 2011. Trade Paperback. The definitive biography of Alan Lomax-from John Szwed,"the best music biographer in the business" (L.A. Weekly). One of the most remarkable figures of the twentieth century, Alan Lomax was best known for bringing legendary musicians like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Muddy Waters, Lead Belly..... More
Rough Guides, August 2000. Trade Paperback. A handbook to one of America's richest and most firmly-rooted music traditions, this guide covers every phase of the music, from western swing and bluegrass to the alternative country sound of the 1990s. More
