Book

It's a long story : my life / Willie Nelson with David Ritz.

Nelson, Willie, 1933- (author.). Ritz, David, (author.).

Summary:

The iconic Country Music Hall of Fame artist and 10-time Grammy winner shares the story of his personal life and career, from his early ambitions and indelible relationships through his bankruptcy and founding of Farm Aid.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316403559
ISBN: 0316403555
Physical Description: viii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction ; pt. 1. My beginning ; Home ; To all the girls at school ; First family band ; Zeke ; Falling into the 1950s ; Mission City and other stops along the way ; Positive thinking ; Coastin' -- pt. 2. Songs falling from the sky ; Back to cow town ; Dark night of the soul ; The store ; Hello, hits ; The offenders ; Farm life ; Waylon ; Now -- pt. 3. Teardrops and flowers ; Time ; Reboot ; Game changers ; Happy Fourth, 1973 ; Pure sunshine and purple Jesus ; Funny thing happened on the way to the White House ; Against the grain -- pt. 4. Over the rainbow ; Silver screen ; Always ; "Burn the fucker down!" ; Falling in love ; Keep on truckin' ; "Listen to the blues they're playing / Listen to what the blues are saying" -- pt. 5. Spirit ; High ; Rainbows ; Abbott.