LEADER 02338nam 22004813u 450 001 9910454176803321 005 20210106212727.0 010 $a1-55652-990-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000693008 035 $a(EBL)409119 035 $a(OCoLC)476231242 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC409119 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000693008 100 $a20130418d2005|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aCountry Music Changed My Life$b[electronic resource] $eTales of Tough Times and Triumph from Country's Legends 210 $aChicago, IL $cChicago Review Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (354 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-03299-7 311 $a1-55652-595-8 327 $aFront 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 330 $aIn 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 606 $aCountry musicians --United States --Biography 606 $aCountry musicians --United States --Interviews 606 $aCountry musicians 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aCountry musicians --United States --Biography. 615 4$aCountry musicians --United States --Interviews. 615 4$aCountry musicians. 676 $a781.642 676 $a781.642092 676 $a781.642092273 676 $a782.4216420922 700 $aBurke$b Ken K$0949645 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454176803321 996 $aCountry Music Changed My Life$92146450 997 $aUNINA