50 years down a country road
By: by Ralph Emery with Patsi Bale Cox
Contributors: Cox, Patsi Bale
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W. Morrow
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9780688177584
Subjects: Country musicians; Country music; History and criticism
Other titles: Fifty years down a country road
Description: Includes material on Hank Williams, Fred Rose, Marty Robbins, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Don Gibson, Buck Owens, Roger Miller, Willie Nelson, Bobby Bare, Kris Kristofferson, Tom T. Hall, Mel Tillis, Charley Pride, Ronnie Milsap, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, the Dixie Chicks, and Marty Stuart.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Hank Williams: elusive legend; title: "Little White Boss"; title: Fred Rose: the beginnings of empire; title: An all-star lineup; title: The wild side of life; title: Let's turn back the years: Hank's final decline; title: The man, the myth, the mystery; title: Marty Robbins: county & western crossover giant; title: The "Heartbreak Hotel" factor; title: Country becomes a fighting force led by the man in black; title: The long good-bye; title: Ginny's heart: Patsy Cline; title: Don Gibson: The Acuff-Rose heir apparent; title: Bakersfield Buck; title: Roger Miller; title: "By Monday I'll be a drummer"; title: Willie Nelson: just waiting for everyne else to catch up; title: Bobby Bare: ushering in a time of contrasts; title: Kudos to Kris; title: The storyteller: Tom T. Hall; title: Against the odds: Tillis, Pride, and Milsap; title: Mr. and Mrs. county music: George Jones and Tammy Wynette; title: TNN: country's coast-to-coast party; title: Urban cowboy and beyond; title: all hat, no cattle?; title: Barbara Mandrell: my little blond buddy; title: Dolly Parton: a brain beneath the wigs, a heart beneath the boobs; title: Reba Nell; title: Back to basics: Skaggs, Strait, and Travis; title: The Garth factor; title: Shania and Nashville: never the Twain shall meet?; title: Trisha: she's in love with the music; title: The new Mr. and Mrs. country music?; title: Dixie Chicks "fly" high; title: Marty Stuart: the keeper of the flame