I Saw The Light
The Story of Hank Williams - Now a major motion picture starring Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams
$43.49
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2015
Summary
In his brief life, Hank Williams created one of the defining bodies of American music. Songs like Your Cheatin’ Heart, Hey Good Lookin’ and Jambalaya sold millions of records and became the model for virtually all country music that followed.
But by the time of his death at age twenty-nine, Williams had drunk and drugged and philandered his way through two messy marriages and out of his headline spot on the Grand Ole Opry. Even though he was country music’s top seller, toward the end …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473634619 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147363461X |
| Author: | Colin Escott |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 339g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 133mm x 32mm |
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An impressive book… Probably the definitive word on Hank Williams’ life - Boston Globe
Our best look yet into Williams’ pained, piercing eyes… Escott has peeled away the layers of legend - Philadelphia EnquirerDeftly written and ably researched - NewsweekEscott mixes careful reporting, a sympathetic viewpoint, and wry and occasionally cutting humour in a blend that makes for fast and interesting reading - Boston GlobeAbout The Author
Colin Escott
Based in the Nashville area, Colin Escott is one of the world’s leading experts on country music history. Among his many accomplishments, he co-wrote and co-produced Hank Williams’ “Honky Tonk Blues” for PBS in 2004, and was a series consultant and co-writer for BBC-TV’s highly acclaimed series on country music “Lost Highway” (2002).
His music journalism has been published in two volumes, and he has worked with numerous music legends, including Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash.
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