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Lovesick Blues: The Life of Hank Williams

Paul Hemphill

Hank Williams, the quintessential country music singer and songwriter, lived a life as lonesome, desolate, and filled with sorrow as his timeless songs. From Williams's dirt- poor beginnings as a sickly child to his emergence as a star of the Grand Ole Opry, Lovesick Blues is the definitive biography of the man and his music.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2006
  • Pages: 224
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.72in - 5.30in - 0.64in - 0.40lb
  • EAN: 9780143037712
  • Recommended age: 18-UP
  • Categories: MusicGenres & Styles - Folk & Traditional

About the Author

Paul Hemphill was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. He is the author of four novels and eleven works of nonfiction dealing with the blue-collar South, including The Nashville Sound.

Praise for this book

Hemphill comes to his love of Hank honestly. . . . He tells the familiar story with economy and grace. (Garrison Keillor, The New York Times Book Review)

A book as exhilarating as his music. (The Atlanta Journal- Constitution)