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Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness
Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness
by Reinhard Kleist
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Reinhard Kleist gives us a dark and nuanced portrait of the Man in Black, with stunning black-and-white artwork that perfectly complements the retelling of Johnny Cash's life. Interspersed among the narrative are short selections of illustrated song... (read more)

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Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road
by Willie Nelson
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You won't see no sad and teary eyes When I get my wings, and it's my time to fly Just call my friends and tell them There's a party, come on by So just roll me up and smoke me when I die In Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Willie Nelson muses about... (read more)

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From This Moment on
From This Moment on
by Shania Twain
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The world may know Shania Twain as many things: a music legend, a mother, and recently, a fixture in the news for her painful, public divorce and subsequent marriage to a cherished friend. But in this extraordinary autobiography, Shania reveals that she... (read more)

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Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music
Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music
by David N. Meyer
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As a singer and songwriter, Gram Parsons stood at the nexus of countless musical crossroads, and he sold his soul to the devil at every one. His intimates and collaborators included Keith Richards, William Burroughs, Marianne Faithfull, Peter Fonda... (read more)

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The Man Comes Around: The Spiritual Journey of Johnny Cash
The Man Comes Around: The Spiritual Journey of Johnny Cash
by Dave Urbanski
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Who was Johnny Cash? Rock star? Preacher? Drug addict? Saint? In truth, the Man in Black lived long enough and hard enough to embody all of these — and much more. He was a musical legend, a one-of-a-kind communicator, an American icon — but... (read more)

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Falling Cars and Junkyard Dogs: Portraits from a Musical Life
Falling Cars and Junkyard Dogs: Portraits from a Musical Life
by Jay Farrar
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In this collection of beautifully crafted autobiographical vignettes, Jay Farrar visits the places hes journeyed to over twenty years as a traveling musician, and recalls his formative childhood, raised by his parents from the Missouri Ozarks. As a child,... (read more)

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Get to the Heart
Get to the Heart
by Barbara Mandrell
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To her millions of fans around the world she is beautiful, blond, and talented. A multifaceted performer whose music strikes a chord of truth. A loving wife and mother whose traditional values and tremendous faith touch the heart. But in September 1984... (read more)

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Breakfast in Nudie Suits
Breakfast in Nudie Suits
by Ian Dunlop
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"Part Kerouac, part Tom Robbins, it's a transcendental road trip down a lost highway that leads to the roots of the Americana music movement."—Jim White, musician, and writer. Set between 1965 and 1968, Breakfast in Nudie Suits follows Gram Parsons... (read more)

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Can't You Hear Me Callin': The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass
Can't You Hear Me Callin': The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass
by Richard D Smith
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Compellingly narrated and thoroughly researched, this text is the definitive biography of a true giant of American music - Bill Monroe.... (read more)

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Gram Parsons: God's Own Singer
Gram Parsons: God's Own Singer
by Jason Walker
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This book is the definitive biography of country star Gram Parsons and was published to very positive reviews in 2002, written by a fan who is also a successful musician in his own right. Soundcheck Books has licensed the work from Helter Skelter on a... (read more)

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The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy in Country Music (Profiles in Popular Music)
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy in Country Music (Profiles in Popular Music)
by Jocelyn Neal
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The songs of country music pioneer Jimmie Rodgers have been appropriated by dozens of musicians and radically transformed since he first recorded them nearly 90 years ago. His songs have often resurfaced at critical moments when country music has been... (read more)

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Pressing on : Roni Stoneman Story (07 Edition)
Pressing on : Roni Stoneman Story (07 Edition)
by Roni Stoneman
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The tragicomic life story of one of America's best-known country entertainers, told with warmth and honesty This book recounts the fascinating life of Roni Stoneman, the youngest daughter of the pioneering country music family, and a girl who, in spite... (read more)

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The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
by Willie Nelson
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Born in small-town Texas during the Great Depression, Willie Nelson was raised to believe in helping his neighbors and living without pretense. After many hardscrabble years as a poorly paid songwriter (often watching his work become a gold mine for... (read more)

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Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
by Clint Richmond
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HE BROKE EVERY RULE OF NASHVILLE AND BROKE DOWN BARRIERS ON HIS WAY TO INTERNATIONAL STARDOM He wrote his first song at the age of twelve, evoking heartbreak with an authenticity beyond his years. Willie Nelson has always known hard times... (read more)

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I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny
I Walked the Line: My Life with Johnny
by Vivian Cash
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I Walked the Line is a chronicle of first love, long-kept secrets, betrayal, forgiveness, and the truth--told at last by Johnny Cash's first wife, the mother of his four daughters. It is a book that had the full support of Johnny Cash, who insisted it... (read more)

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Merle Haggard for the Record
Merle Haggard for the Record
by Merle Haggard
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One of country music's true legends tells the shattering story of his own recent past, including the troubled relationships with his ex-wives, financial disasters, drug and alcohol abuse, and the tormented kinship with his children.... (read more)

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The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George
The Three of Us: Growing Up with Tammy and George
by Georgette Jones
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The marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette was hailed as a union made in honky-tonk heaven. And when little Tamala Georgette Jones was born in 1970, she was considered country musics heir apparent. For the first four years of her life, Georgette had... (read more)

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Man in White
Man in White
by Johnny Cash
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Johnny Cash. The Apostle Paul. Passionate. Controversial. Fiery. Destructive. Redeemed. Two legendary men. Two thousand years apart-yet remarkably similar. Both struggled with a thorn in the flesh. And both had powerful visions from God. Paul's encounter... (read more)

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Big & Rich: All Access with DVD
Big & Rich: All Access with DVD
by Big Kenny
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The fully authorized, uninhibited, all-access, entirely true story of how Big & Rich are taking over country music. Big & Rich have taken country music by storm since their 2004 debut album A Horse of a Different Color, and they've done it on their own... (read more)

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Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a Masterpiece
Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a Masterpiece
by Michael Streisguth
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On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash (1932-2003) took the stage at Folsom Prison in Folsom, California. The concert and the live album, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, propelled him to worldwide superstardom. He reached new audiences, ignited tremendous growth... (read more)

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