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* Read ^ Willie Nelson: An Epic Life by Joe Nick Patoski Ò eBook or Kindle ePUB. Willie Nelson: An Epic Life "Compulsive reading" according to N. K. George. For anybody interested in Willie Nelson this is a must buy.The facts and figures alone are superb and the recollections are straight from the people involved in Willie's larger than life story.Once started it was very difficult to put down.For any Willie fan this must be a not to be missed read.. This Will Be Definitive wardtex If someone had asked me who would be the best person to write a biography of Willie Nelson, I would have said Joe Nick Pat
| Title | : | Willie Nelson: An Epic Life |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.83 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316017787 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
Raised in Abbott, Texas, by impoverished grandparents, Nelson was writing songs about "love, betrayal and cheating" by the age of seven, but was told throughout his life that he couldn't sing, play or keep a beat. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Patoski conducted over a hundred interviews for this thorough, well-noted "epic," peopling it with "pickers, gypsies, pirates, vagabonds, wanderers and carneys," including fellow performers like Kris Kristofferson, K
"Compulsive reading" according to N. K. George. For anybody interested in Willie Nelson this is a must buy.The facts and figures alone are superb and the recollections are straight from the people involved in Willie's larger than life story.Once started it was very difficult to put down.For any Willie fan this must be a not to be missed read.. This Will Be Definitive wardtex If someone had asked me who would be the best person to write a biography of Willie Nelson, I would have said Joe Nick Patoski without any hesitation. He's been "on the story" for years, as a journalist and as a fan. (I have too, in fact, but Nick got there before I did!)What fascinated me about this book was how well he negotiated the huge cast of characters -- and I mean "characters," a term used in the Texas underworld for small-time cri. Fans of country singer Willie Nelson will relish this biography Midwest Book Review Fans of country singer Willie Nelson will relish the lengthy biography (over 500 pages) WILLIE NELSON, which uses over a hundred interviews with Willie and his family, band and friends to provide a full-faceted examination of his life, style, and evolving career. From his musical education in Texas to his battles with the IRS, chapters chart the upward swing of a star and will provide plenty to interest any library strong in country music b
But though he is a songwriter of exceptional depth - "Crazy" was one of his early classics - Willie only found success after abandoning Nashville and moving to Austin, Texas.Red Headed Stranger made country cool to a new generation of fans. A craggy-faced, pot-smoking philosopher, Willie Nelson is one of America's great iconoclasts and idols.Now Joe Nick Patoski draws on over 100 interviews with Willie and his family, band, and friends to tell Nelson's story, from humble Depression-era roots, to his musical education in Texas honky-tonks and his flirtations with whiskey, women, and weed; from his triumph with #1 hit "Always On My Mind" to his nearly career-ending battles with debt and the IRS; and his ultimate redemption and ascension to American hero. Wanted: The Outlaws became the first country album to sell a million copies. From his first performance at age four, Willie Nelson was driven to make music and live life on his own terms. And "On the Road Again" became the anthem for Americans on the move
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