Sing a Sad Song: The Life of Hank Williams (Music in American Life)
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- Synopsis
- From the book's Preface... Although he has been dead for twenty years, Hank Williams and his music live on in a manner unparalleled in American popular culture. His own recordings, reissued time and again, continue to sell to a body of fans and followers that has swelled to an estimated fifteen million. His songs, which Mitch Miller describes as "so indelible, so timeless they can take any kind of musical treatment," continue to take every kind, including jazz and soul. His popularity is so enduring and his influence so pronounced that many people express surprise when told Hank Williams is no longer living. The life, intertwined with the music, has become legend.
- Copyright:
- 1981
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 317 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780252008610
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/06/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Roger M. Williams (author), Bob Pinson (Discography)
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Entertainment, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Music
- Submitted By:
- Richard James
- Proofread By:
- Shirley Koda
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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