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UNINA9910454176803321 |
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Autore |
Burke Ken K |
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Titolo |
Country Music Changed My Life [[electronic resource] ] : Tales of Tough Times and Triumph from Country's Legends |
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Chicago, IL, : Chicago Review Press, 2005 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (354 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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781.642 |
781.642092 |
781.642092273 |
782.4216420922 |
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Soggetti |
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Country musicians --United States --Biography |
Country musicians --United States --Interviews |
Country musicians |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Rags to Riches; 2 Close Encounters of the Country Kind; 3 Coming Back and Coming Home; 4 Spirituality; 5 The Elvis Factor; 6 Country Comedy; 7 Big Stars and an Icon; 8 Redemption; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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