Burke, Ken

Country music changed my life tales of tough times and triumph from country's legends / [electronic resource] : Ken Burke. - 1st ed. - Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2004. - xxiv, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"An A Cappella book." Includes index.

Rags 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.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
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Country musicians--United States--Biography.
Country musicians--United States--Interviews.


Electronic books.

ML385 / .B945 2004eb

781.642/092/273 B