Rich Kienzle

The Grand Tour (eBook, ePUB)

The Life and Music of George Jones

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

George Jones has been called the greatest country singer of all time. His story is woven out of the greatest and richest American fabricborn poor in East Texas to a God-fearing mother and booze-loving father, one of eight children. When he ran away from home at sixteen to sing and play on the radio, it was music and music alone that drove him.

His voiceraw, emotive, and passionatecoupled with deeply emotional, visceral songs, made him a star and a legend. But as his career ascended to the highest heights, Jones wrestled with his demons. Drugs, drink, divorce, and a list of tabloid-worthy antics threatened to overshadow his musical success.

In this definitive biography, country music critic and historian Rich Kienzle paints a rich portrait of a modest man who created a lasting legacy with his unforgettable voice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062309938
• Artikelnr.: 43965734

Autorenporträt

Veteran country music critic, journalist, and historian Rich Kienzle is the author of Southwest Shuffle: Pioneers of Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, and Country Jazz and Great Guitarists: The Most Influential Players in Blues, Country Music, Jazz and Rock. A contributing editor and columnist at Country Music magazine for nearly twenty-five years, he also edited their history publication The Journal. He was formerly a contributing editor at No Depression and Guitar World and is now a regular contributor to Vintage Guitar Magazine. His work has appeared in Fretboard Journal, Guitar Player, Request, The Journal of Country Music, and the Austin American-Statesman. The author of liner notes for almost four hundred reissue albums, Kienzle is among the few country journalists profiled in The Grove Dictionary of American Music. He received the International Country Music Conference's Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism in 2012.