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Fate, Flukes and Fame in Country Music # 1
Fate Flukes and Fame in Country Music 1 Author:Dennis Goodwin A colorful creative nonfiction booklet about the quirks of fate and chance happenings that opened the doors of fame for many country music legends. Each section begins with an illustration and is complete within itself. The twelve sections highlight the unexpected "twists in the road" that led the individuals toward their golden futures. The ... more »legends covered in booklet # 1 are: Merle Haggard, Minnie Pearl, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Roy Acuff, Loretta Lynn, Jimmie Rodgers, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, and Grandpa Jones. As the reader joins Merle Haggard in solitary confinement in San Quentin, he or she will witness the "voice from the vent." This voice, coming from the "Red Light Bandit," helped illuminate Merle's gloomy existence and turn around his life. Then Alabama farm lady, Mattie Burden's lively country mannerisms will leave a vivid picture in young Sarah Colley's memory. That picture would eventually develop into the Grand Ole Opry's beloved "Minnie Pearl." As the reader travels farther down the path of fate, flukes & fame, he will witness the creation of Johnny Cash's unique haunting bass-note guitar lead-in. This innovation was not exactly the result of intense musical research...but came about because Johnny's novice guitar player, Luther Perkins, didn't know how to play anything else.« less