Waylon: Eine Autobiographie von Waylon Jennings (englisch) Hardcover-Buch

Waylon: An Autobiography

by Waylon Jennings

Born dirt-poor (his family had the dirt floor to prove it), Waylon Jennings took all the grit of his hometown of Littlefield, Texas, into his soul and his sound. From childhood, this son of a farm laborer considered nothing else but playing music. Stubborn enough never to lose sight of his goal, dumb enough not to realize how long and hard the road, he started as a country disc jockey in Lubbock, then signed on as a protege of fellow Texan Buddy Holly, missing the plane crash that claimed Holly's life by an accident of fate. Cut in the mode of Hank Williams and Carl Smith, yet determined to infuse conservative country music traditions with the energy of rock and roll, Waylon broke the closed society of Nashville sessions in the sixties. Under the tutelage of legends like Porter Wagoner and Ernest Tubb, he shared living quarters with Johnny Cash, took songwriting tips from Roger Miller and encouragement (often unsolicited) from Willie Nelson, and hung out after hours with Kris Kristofferson and George Jones. In the wake of country's own distinctive counterculture, when southern-fried acid freaks met - and partied with - diehard good ol' boys, Waylon helped give America something genuinely new. His 1976 anthology album, Wanted: The Outlaws, was a stunning platinum success, heralding a sound and a mood that evoked the country's pioneer spirit, a restlessness always pushing at the horizon and looking toward the next ridge. But while the artist and performer devoured life and rewrote the rules of the nation's popular music, the star binged on an endless stream of cocaine and pills and staggered through three failed marriages. Ultimately - and inspiringly - Waylon triumphed over his drughabit, proving he would fight for the right to sing his song. At the same time, he ended his long search for the right woman and married Jessi Colter, a country-singing great in her own right and now Waylon's wife for more than a quarter of a century. Today, two-time Grammy winner and sixteen-time chart-topper Waylon Jennings keeps the country fires raging, joining fellow superstars Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson on their sold-out international tours as the Highwaymen.

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Publisher Description

Waylon Jennings relates the story of his life as a country music star. His beginnings were poor but he became Buddy Holly's protege before sinking into drug abuse and 3 failed marriages. His success came when he met his present wife, Jessi Colter.

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Waylon Jennings relates the story of his life as a country music star. His beginnings were poor but he became Buddy Holly's protege before sinking into drug abuse and 3 failed marriages. His success came when he met his present wife, Jessi Colter.

Details ISBN0446518654 Author Waylon Jennings Short Title WAYLON Language English ISBN-10 0446518654 ISBN-13 9780446518659 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY B Illustrations Yes Year 1996 Publication Date 1996-09-30 Imprint Time Warner International Subtitle An Autobiography Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781570429095 Pages 432 Residence Nashville, TN, US Publisher Grand Central Publishing DOI 10.1604/9780446518659 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 1996-09-01 NZ Release Date 1996-08-31 AU Release Date 1996-08-31

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• Condition: Neu
• ISBN-13: 9780446518659
• ISBN: 9780446518659
• Publication Year: 1996
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Book Title: Waylon: an Autobiography
• Item Height: 229mm
• Author: Waylon Jennings, Lenny Kaye
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Genre: Biographies & True Stories
• Topic: Music
• Item Width: 152mm
• Number of Pages: 432 Pages

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