LEADER 04953nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910820622503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4773-1548-9 010 $a0-292-79531-9 024 7 $a10.7560/714908 035 $a(CKB)1000000000472945 035 $a(OCoLC)614497033 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10185699 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000271238 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11192923 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000271238 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10294893 035 $a(PQKB)10467330 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443008 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10185699 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7171686 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443008 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7171686 035 $a(DE-B1597)587600 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292795310 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000472945 100 $a20061004d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhiskey river (take my mind) $ethe true story of Texas honky-tonk /$fby Johnny Bush with Rick Mitchell ; foreword by Willie Nelson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (279 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71490-4 320 $aIncludes discography (p. [239]-242), bibliographical references (p. [243]-246), and index. 327 $aI love you so much it hurts -- The pipeliner blues -- Forever and always -- Crazy arms -- Night life -- Devil's disciple -- The other woman -- The sound of a heartache -- Undo the right -- You gave me a mountain -- Whiskey river -- Man with no soul at all -- Time changes everything -- Please talk to my heart -- Home to Texas. 330 $aWhen it comes to Texas honky-tonk, nobody knows the music or the scene better than Johnny Bush. Author of Willie Nelson's classic concert anthem "Whiskey River," and singer of hits such as "You Gave Me a Mountain," "Undo the Right," "Jim, Jack and Rose," and "I'll Be There," Johnny Bush is a legend in country music, a singer-songwriter who has lived the cheatin', hurtin', hard-drinkin' life and recorded some of the most heart-wrenching songs about it. He has one of the purest honky-tonk voices ever to come out of Texas. And Bush's career has been just as dramatic as his songs?on the verge of achieving superstardom in the early 1970s, he was sidelined by a rare vocal disorder that he combated for thirty years. But, survivor that he is, Bush is once again filling dance halls across Texas and inspiring a new generation of musicians who crave the authenticity?the "pure D" country?that Johnny Bush has always had and that Nashville country music has lost. In Whiskey River (Take My Mind), Johnny Bush tells the twin stories of his life and of Texas honky-tonk music. He recalls growing up poor in Houston's Kashmere Gardens neighborhood and learning his chops in honky-tonks around Houston and San Antonio?places where chicken wire protected the bandstand and deadly fights broke out regularly. Bush vividly describes life on the road in the 1960s as a band member for Ray Price and Willie Nelson, including the booze, drugs, and one-night stands that fueled his songs but destroyed his first three marriages. He remembers the time in the early 1970s when he was hotter than Willie and on the fast track to superstardom?until spasmodic dysphonia forced his career into the slow lane. Bush describes his agonizing, but ultimately successful struggle to keep performing and rebuild his fan base, as well as the hard-won happiness he has found in his personal life. Woven throughout Bush's autobiography is the never-before-told story of Texas honky-tonk music, from Bob Wills and Floyd Tillman to Junior Brown and Pat Green. Johnny Bush has known almost all the great musicians, past and present, and he has wonderful stories to tell. Likewise, he offers shrewd observations on how the music business has changed since he started performing in the 1950s?and pulls no punches in saying how Nashville music has lost its country soul. For everyone who loves genuine country music, Johnny Bush, Willie Nelson, and stories of triumph against all odds, Whiskey River (Take My Mind) is a must-read. 606 $aCountry musicians$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aSpasmodic dysphonia$xPatients$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aHonky-tonk music$zTexas$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aCountry musicians 615 0$aSpasmodic dysphonia$xPatients 615 0$aHonky-tonk music$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a782.421642092 676 $aB 676 $a782.421642092 700 $aBush$b Johnny$01646143 701 $aMitchell$b Rick$f1952-$01646144 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820622503321 996 $aWhiskey river (take my mind)$93993001 997 $aUNINA