LEADER 02979nam 2200481 a 450 001 9910808623803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $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 $a20031219d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCountry music changed my life $etales of tough times and triumph from country's legends /$fKen Burke 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aChicago $cChicago Review Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (354 p.) 300 $a"An A Cappella book." 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-306-03299-7 311 $a1-55652-595-8 327 $aRags to riches. Brenda Lee ; Hank Locklin ; Big Al Downing ; Glen Campbell -- Close encounters of the country kind. Ray Campi on Ken Maynard and Walter Matthau ; Johnny Legend on Wesley Tuttle ; Deke Dickerson on Rose Maddox and Hank Thompson ; Cody Canada of Cross Canadian Ragweed on Nick Benson ; Marshall Lytle on Bill Haley ; Jack Clement and Billy Lee Riley ; Pat Boone on Red Foley -- Coming back and coming home. Joe Stampley ; Freddy Weller ; Chris Hillman ; Don Williams ; Linda Gail Lewis and Kenny Lovelace on Jerry Lee Lewis -- Spirituality. Wanda Jackson ; Freddie Hart ; Richard Sterban--the Oak Ridge Boys ; Tillman Franks -- The Elvis factor. Gordon Stoker of the Jordanaires ; Wanda Jackson ; Barbara Pittman ; Jack Clement ; Gary Bryant -- Country comedy. T. Bubba Bechtol ; Dr. Demento ; Brent Burns ; Little Jimmy Dickens -- Some big stars and an icon. Bobby Bare ; Mickey Gilley ; Hank Thompson ; Johnny Wright ; Kitty Wells -- Redemption. Marty Martel talks about Johnny Paycheck ; Freddie Hart. 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 $aCountry musicians$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aCountry musicians$zUnited States$vInterviews 615 0$aCountry musicians 615 0$aCountry musicians 676 $a781.642/092/273 676 $aB 700 $aBurke$b Ken$g(Ken K.)$01755524 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808623803321 996 $aCountry music changed my life$94192340 997 $aUNINA