Behind Closed Doors - Softcover

Nash, Alanna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0679721029 ISBN 13: 9780679721024

Publisher: Knopf, 1988

Synopsis

Gathers interviews with Chet Atkins, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, the Judds, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Ricky Skaggs, and Tammy Wynette

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The author of Dolly: A Biography of Dolly Parton offers brief biographical profiles of and conducts Q & A interviews with 27 popular performers, from the octogenarian "King of Country Music" Roy Acuff to Tammy Wynette, the "Heroine of Heartbreak." Nash asks knowledgable, penetrating questions and leads the singers into intimate areas with ease. Many speak with refreshing candor. Wynette: "Acting is a very special talent. One that I don't think I have." The late Marty Robbins: "I love attention . . . My ears are tuned for the name Marty Robbins." Brenda Lee: "I grew up not really knowing who or what I was. I was what I read I was." Charley Pride: "I don't have skin hang-ups. I'm no color. I'm just Charley Pride, the man." Loretta Lynn: "I've had so many death threats that I don't get out of the bus that much." Minnie Pearl reveals the hurtful experiences that led to the creation in 1936 of her comedy character. She also notes the "special type of camaraderie that exists among country music performers." Fans will delight in this hefty volume, replete with integrity, earthy banter and engaging anecdotes that capture the twang of their favorite honkytonk heroes and heroines. Photos not seen by PW. Music Book Club selection.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Country music singer Charlie Rich once vowed that "no one knows what goes on behind closed doors." But now Nash provides a through-the-keyhole look at the lives of 27 country music acts, picked from interviews she has conducted with whom she sees as "almost every significant country performer of the last several decades." She skillfully probes lives and psyches with perceptive questions: "Have you always thought that you were destined to have this career?"; "What did you learn about yourself in prison?" From traditionalists to Southern rockers, from 85-year-old Roy Acuff to 25-year-old Wynonna Judd, her choice of subjects provides us with a wide range of opinion and experience in country music. Donald W. Maxwell, Noblesville - Southeastern P.L., Noblesville, Ind.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679721029
• ISBN 13: 9780679721024
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 553