I Lived to Tell It All
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Rating | : | 4.36 (532 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0440223733 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-04-10 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From his roots in an impoverished East Texas family to his years of womanizing, boozing, brawling, and singing with the voice that made him a star, his story is a nonstop rollercoaster ride of the price of fame. It is also the story of how the love of a good woman, his wife Nancy, helped him clean up his act.. Strong and sober, George Jones looks back on his life with searing candor
I could NOT put it down. Patty in Fredericksburg, VA I seldom read books because few of them hold my attention strongly enough to interrupt my normal schedule. With "I Live To Tell It All" I truly hated to put it down to go to bed - so I went to bed late. I've long been a George Jones fan. I was aware from all the press he got during his career that he had a hard dr. "An honest man" according to Anne. I ordered this book upon hearing of George's death. I've never seen him live and never bought any of his records. Still, I think he had the greatest voice in any genre of music, ever. I agree with George that after the 80's there weren't many noteworthy country artists. If you don't have the look, you'll never mak. ",,,And still living it" according to LadyRagZ. George Jones, the consummate country singer, tells it all, sort of, in this autobiography with Tom Carter, who knows the territory. Unlike Merle, who flaunted the fact that he had no co-writer (or even editor, it seemed), George was smart enough to have Carter help him. The book is an easy read and, while most of
Photos not seen by PW. From Publishers Weekly Country music star Jones started performing in rural Texas bars when he was 14 and rose to fame in spite of heavy drinking, drugging, brawling and a penchant for not showing up at his concerts. It's not a pleasant story, and Jones himself is amazed that his career has prospered in spite of everything he has done to destroy it. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Writing with Carter, coauthor of books with Ralph Emery, Reba McEntire and others, he lays bare his troubled past, including an account of his disastrous marriage to country singer Tammy Wynette. Now 65 and recovered from a triple bypass operation, he claims he has conquered his addictions and settled into a happy marriage. There are no insights here about his musical abilities or