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| Title | : | The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.15 (672 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062309919 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
He received the International Country Music Conference’s Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism in 2012.. Veteran country music critic, journalist, and historian Rich Kienzle is the author of Southwest Shuffle: Pioneers of Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, and Country Jazz and Great Guitarists: The Most Influential Players in Blues, Country Music, Jazz and Rock. His work has appeared in Fretboard Journal, Guitar Play
He examines his three troubled marriages including his union with superstar Tammy Wynette and looks unsparingly at Jones’s demons. Kienzle also details Jones’s remarkable musical journey from singing in violent Texas honky tonks to Grand Ole Opry star, hitmaker and master vocalist whose raw, emotionally powerful delivery remains the Gold Standard for country singers.The George Jones of this heartfelt biography lived hard before finding contentment until he died at eighty-one—a story filled with whiskey, women and drugs but always the saving grace of music.Illustrated with eight pages of photos.. Alcohol and later cocaine nearly killed him until fourth wife Nancy helped him learn to love himself. In the vein of the classic Johnny Cash: The Life, this groundbreaking work explores the wild life and extraordinary musical career of “the definitive country singer of the last half century”
I hated for this book to end I hated for this book to end. What an interesting man. I have read just about all I can find on George Jones and this is one of the best. I had the pleasure of seeing him four times and he was (no matter how drunk, stoned or sober) the best singer I ever heard and yes that includes Sinatra who said Jones was the second best singer. Sorry Frank, George was the best.. John Plaisted said Five Stars. An insightful balanced approached to controversial super star. which (being from that part of Texas) I enjoyed Bill D Rigsby Very detailed, which (being from that part of Texas) I enjoyed.but may be too much detail for average George Jones fan. Quick and entertaining read.
(Publishers Weekly)“The Grand Tour is perhaps the most honest portrayal of one of music’s most controversial figures.” (Library Journal)“Refreshingly written.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)“Rich Kienzle’s comprehensive bio of George Jones is a great read and a dispassionate chronicle of his drive-in movie of a life.” (Vintage Guitar Review) . “The Grand Tourdoesn’t shy away from shining light into the dark corners or giving the highlights of the late George Jones’ life a close, critical look.” (Winnipeg Free Press)“This unflinching new biography explains the significance of Jones’ music while vividly capturing his wild and wooly life.” (Wall Street Journal)Kienzle conducts a dazzling, somber, but always candid
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