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Billy Ray Cyrus is an award-winning country music legend whose and#8220;Achy Breaky Heartand#8221; propelled his debut album,
Some Gave All, to the top of the charts for a record-breaking seventeen weeks. Heand#8217;s also father of Miley Cyrus, one of Hollywoodand#8217;s most successful young stars, who grew up on stage and on screen, most famously as the lead on the Disney Channeland#8217;s and#8220;Hannah Montana,and#8221; where Billy Ray Cyrus played her father. But sometimes the truth is even better than fiction. Now, for the first time, fans can read about Cyrusand#8217;s tenacious and inspiring struggle to find his own way to faith, family, and the power of music.
Hillbilly Heart opens during Cyrusand#8217;s turbulent childhood in Kentucky, where he sought refuge in music and sports after his parentsand#8217; divorce. He was a troublemaker in training, known more for pulling pranks than for following in his preacher grandfatherand#8217;s much-vaunted footsteps. But when he heard a voice telling him to get a left-handed guitar and start a band, this rebel found his cause. Ten years later, after tirelessly working the club circuit and knocking on the closed doors of music executives from Nashville to Los Angeles, Cyrus finally made a stratospheric breakthrough, becoming a multi-platinum selling artist and taking his rock-and-roll twist on country music to the worldand#8217;s stage.
Cyrus fans have always been able to piece together the details of his life through his lyricsand#8212;the ups and downs, adventures and disappointmentsand#8212;but Hillbilly Heart gives them a front row seat for his most candid performance ever.
Synopsis
From country music legend Billy Ray Cyrus, a revealing book about faith, family, and the power of music.
Synopsis
He's an award-winning musician whose "Achy Breaky Heart" shot to the top of the charts. He's also the devoted father to one of Hollywood's most successful and notoriously wild young stars. But before that, as he reveals in
Hillbilly Heart, Billy Ray Cyrus was an ugly duckling yearning for purpose.
Billy Ray Cyrus's story starts amid a turbulent childhood in Kentucky, where he discovered Gospel and bluegrass music in the Pentecostal church. He vigorously pursued a career in baseball, but an inner voice told him to retire his mitt and pick up a guitar. And then ten years later came his stratospheric breakthrough. With "Achy Breaky Heart," Cyrus sold millions of records, toured the world, and helped turn country music into an international sensation.
Years later, Cyrus watched as his daughter Miley followed in his footsteps through her hit Disney show Hannah Montana. Along with the explosive success of the show came major trials and tribulations, and Cyrus entered into what he calls "the most challenging period of my life." Only through his music and faith was Cyrus able to put his family and life back together again. Deeply personal and anecdotal, Hillbilly Heart shines a surprising light on one of country music's most enduring icons.
About the Author
Hailing from small-town Kentucky, Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer/songwriter who helped to make country music an international sensation. His album Some Gave All has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist. In addition to his music career, Cyrus starred in the TV series Doc from 2001 to 2004 and co-starred in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus.