"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"--...

A sickly and awkward boy who turned into a country music legend, Hiram Williams had reinvented himself as Hank Williams and taken to alcohol by the age of 14. He was dead by the age of 29. Here, Paul Hemphill recounts the tortured life and whirlwind career of the hillbilly Shakespeare as only a fellow Southerner can.

From her impoverished childhood in rural Canada to her meteoric rise to fame, country star Shania Twain chronicles her life in this inspiring memoir. Born Eilleen Twain, she was one of five children in a home that did not always have enough to eat, and at age 22, she became the foundation of her family when her parents tragically died in a car accident. Even during the height of her career, Twain's life was in no shortage of drama or tragedy. However,...

Country music star Tucker recounts her life from her birth to a poor family from the Oklahoma hills to her sudden rise to stardom, through her abusive relationship with Glen Campbell and her spiral down into drug abuse, to her comeback in the 1990s.

Merle Haggard was one of the most important country music musicians who ever lived. His astonishing musical career stretched across the second half of the 20th Century and into the first two decades of the next, during which he released an extraordinary 63 albums, 38 that made it on to Billboard's Country Top Ten, 13 that went to #1, and 37 #1 hit singles. With his ample songbook, unique singing voice and brilliant phrasing that illuminated his uncompromising...

Destiny finds success on the musical stage but struggles to reconnect to the things in her life that matter most.

Presents a chronicle of the author's travels throughout the United States, visiting the places country music originated, and talking with country singers, musicians, and songwriters who represent old-time country music.

The inspiring, tell-it-like-it-is autobiography of one of America's best-loved stars, who tells the rags-to-riches story of her life as only she can -- with honesty, insight and an unfailing sense of humor. Here, for the first time, Parton talks openly about her life -- both public and private. She reveals how she got to where she is today, her no-nonsense attitude and the down-home philosophy that has helped her from the start. Whether discussing...