Country Music's Greatest Lines: Lyrics, Stories and Sketches from American Classics

Bobby Braddock, the only living songwriter to have written number-one country songs in five consecutive decades, celebrates standout lines in more than eighty country masterpieces. Unique stories give the reader a behind-the-scenes look at classics from Hank Williams, Bill Anderson, Roger Miller and Merle Haggard, as well as twenty-first-century icons like Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift and Eric Church. Artist Carmen Beecher brings these tales to vivid life with strikingly realistic illustrations of seldom-seen songwriters, easily recognizable superstars and unforgettable song characters. From late 1940s jukebox hits to present-day chart toppers, Braddock and Beecher offer a magical journey from the songwriter's pen to the singer's lips to the listener's ear.--Back cover.

• | Author: Bobby Braddock
• | Publisher: The History Press
• | Publication Date: July 06, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 146714648X
• | ISBN-13: 9781467146487