Hank Williams : the biography / Colin Escott with George Merritt and William MacEwen.

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Hank Williams

Author

Merritt, George. -- MacEwen, William. -- Escott, Colin.

Publisher

New York : Little, Brown, c2004.

Description

374 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Call #

B Williams E

Summary

The drifting cowboy's dream -- "Roy Acuff, then God!" -- Sweet Audrey from Pike -- Songs for home folks -- The year of the lion -- The hayride -- A feeling called the blues -- "Tonight, live from Nashville, Tennessee" -- "Hurried southern trips" -- A good year for the roses -- Folk and western music to sell -- The Haddy-Cole bounce -- "A good time all the time" -- Billie Jean -- "I'm so tired of it all" -- Midnight -- Wuthering depths.

Subjects

Williams, Hank, 1923-1953. -- Country musicians United States

ISBN #

9780316734974

ID #

933377

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Summary/Annotation -> - Long considered the last word on Hank Williams, this biography has remained continuously in print since its first publication in 1994.- This new edition has been completely updated and includes many previously unpublished photographs, as well as a complete catalog detailing all the songs Hank Williams ever wrote, even those he never recorded.- Colin Escott is codirector and cowriter of the forth-coming two-hour PBS/BBC television documentary on Hank Williams, set to broadcast in spring 2004, and coauthor of "Hank Williams: Snapshots from the Lost Highway.- HANK WILLIAMS was the third-prize winner of the prestigious Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.

Availability

Location	Call Number	Item Type	Volume	Barcode	Status
Central Adult Non-Fic- Ask at Desk	B Williams E	Adult Trade Paperback		0228405269181	Available
Central Adult Non-Fic- Ask at Desk	B Williams E	Adult Trade Paperback		0228405269173	Available

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