Willie
An Autobiography
1st Edition
Published on 29. August 2000
368 pages
978-1-4616-6131-3 (ISBN)
Description
Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captures this country's imagination for more than thirty years: he is the nearest thing we have to the poet laureate of America's heart and the heartland. Told with frankness, warmth and earthy humor, here is Willie's story: his depression ere childhood; his stormy marriages; his will experiences with drugs, booze and women; his long rise to stardom; his musical and personal experiences with Waylon Jennings, Julio Iglesias, Kris Kristopherson, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Frank Sinatra and Linda Ronstadt.
Reviews / Votes
Wille Nelson's impact on American music is indelible. He stands at the crossroads of all the sounds and colors of this country. -- Carlon Santana WIllie Nelson is a profound, original songwriterin a class with Stephen Foster who contrives to enrich our lives with classics. -- Kris Kristofferson If America only had one voice, it would be Willie's. -- Emmylou Harris Refreshingly free of bitterness, pettiness and finger-pointing, Willie: An Autobiography is chock full of delightful, hilarious, self-effacing and often revelatory anecdotes. -- Bob Allen * Country Music Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Globe Pequot Press
File size
3,50 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4616-6131-3 (9781461661313)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
08/2000
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
€18.50
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
By Willie Nelson and Bud Shrake
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Table of Contents
- Prologue
- Part One: Let Me Be a Man
- Part Two: Family Bible
- Part Three: Night Life
- Part Four: Write Your Own Song
- Part Five: I Gotta Get Drunk And I Sure do Dread It
- Part Six: It's Not Supposed To Be That Way
- Part Seven: On The Road Again
- Part Eight: The Healing Hands Of time
- Index
