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Willie Nelson: An Epic Life
Joe Nick Patoski
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Description for Willie Nelson: An Epic Life
Paperback. Why does Willie Nelson keep going down the road, steady as a mountain stream, creating an illusion for the millions that sit in awe of him as he sings the same repertoire night after night? Num Pages: 576 pages, 16pp of b&w photos. BIC Classification: AVGL; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 534.
Willie Nelson has spent the last 30 years on that higher plane of celebrity where he signifies many things to many people--American folk hero, national treasure, Outlaw, tax dodger, country traditionalist, actor and friend of the farmer amongst many others. Acclaimed biographer and journalist Joe Nick Patoski offers a frank and thorough portrait, adding some surprising insight on this beloved performer. From his humble beginnings in Waco, TX, cared for by his grandparents, to learning to play guitar at 6 and wrote his first song at 7 to his remarkable rise to legendary status as a genre-bending music maker ... Read more
Willie Nelson has spent the last 30 years on that higher plane of celebrity where he signifies many things to many people--American folk hero, national treasure, Outlaw, tax dodger, country traditionalist, actor and friend of the farmer amongst many others. Acclaimed biographer and journalist Joe Nick Patoski offers a frank and thorough portrait, adding some surprising insight on this beloved performer. From his humble beginnings in Waco, TX, cared for by his grandparents, to learning to play guitar at 6 and wrote his first song at 7 to his remarkable rise to legendary status as a genre-bending music maker ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316017794
SKU
V9780316017794
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Joe Nick Patoski
Joe Nick Patoski is a contributing editor for Texas Monthly. He is the author of biographies Stevie Ray Vaughan and Selena and has written for the Texas Observer, Austin American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle, Spirit, American Way, and Hustler among others.
Reviews for Willie Nelson: An Epic Life
Patoski's profound understanding of Nelson's life, character and milieu make this the Willie bio to get. (starred review)
- Kirkus Reviews
For a guy who isn't me, Joe Nick Patoski can really write. Willie Nelson: An Epic Life is heartbreaking enough to have been ghostwritten by Hank Williams. It may be the best book ever written about the life ... Read more
- Kirkus Reviews
For a guy who isn't me, Joe Nick Patoski can really write. Willie Nelson: An Epic Life is heartbreaking enough to have been ghostwritten by Hank Williams. It may be the best book ever written about the life ... Read more