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Cocaine & rhinestones : a history of George Jones and Tammy Wynette / Tyler Mahan Coe ; illustrations by Wayne White.
From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast 'Cocaine & Rhinestones' comes the epic American saga of country music's legendary royal couple - George Jones and Tammy Wynette.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668015186 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xi, 499 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Jones, George, 1931-2013. Wynette, Tammy. Country musicians > United States > Biography. Singers > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Personal narratives. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 782.4216420922 Jones-C | 31681010386522 | NONFIC | Available | - |
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From the creator of the "Cocaine & Rhinestones" podcast comes the epic tale of country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette, revealing the contrast between their tumultuous personal lives and their celebrated public image. - Baker & Taylor
From the creator of the âCocaine & Rhinestonesâ podcast comes the epic tale of country music legends George Jones and Tammy Wynette, revealing the contrast between their tumultuous personal lives and their celebrated public image. - Simon and Schuster
From the creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast Cocaine & Rhinestones, comes the epic American saga of country musicâs legendary royal coupleâGeorge Jones and Tammy Wynette.
By the early 1960s nearly everybody paying attention to country music agreed that George Jones was the greatest country singer of all time. After taking honky-tonk rockers like âWhite Lightningâ all the way up the country charts, he revealed himself to be an unmatched virtuoso on âShe Thinks I Still Care,â thus cementing his status as a living legend. Thatâs where the trouble started. Only at this new level of fame did Jones realize he suffered from extreme stage fright. His method of dealing with that involved great quantities of alcohol, which his audience soon discovered as Jones more often than not showed up to concerts falling-down drunk or failed to show up at all. But the fans always forgave him because he just kept singing so damn good. Then he got married to Tammy Wynette right around the time she became one of the most famous women alive with the release of âStand by Your Man.â
Tammy Wynette grew up believing George Jones was the greatest country singer of all time. After deciding to become a country singer herself, she went to Nashville, got a record deal, then met and married her hero. With the pop crossover success of âStand by Your Manâ (and the international political drama surrounding the songâs lyrics) came a gigantic audience, who were sold a fairy tale image of a couple soon being called The King and Queen of Country Music. Many fans still believe that fairy tale today. The behind-the-scenes truth is very different from the images shown on album covers.
Illustrated throughout by singular artist Wayne White, Cocaine & Rhinestones is an unprecedented look at the lives of two indelible country icons, reframing their careers within country music as well as modern history itself.
