I Saw the Light: The Story of Hank Williams
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (854 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0169ATMJ4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 419 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Among his many accomplishments, he co-wrote and co-produced Hank Williams' "Honky Tonk Blues" for PBS in 2004, and was a series consultant and co-writer for BBC-TV's highly acclaimed series on country music "Lost Highway" (2002). Based in the Nashville area, Colin Escott is one of the world's leading experts on country music history. . His music journalism has been published in two volumes, and he has worked with numerous music legends, including Willie Nels
Even though he was country music's top seller, toward the end he was so famously unreliable that he was lucky to get a booking in a beer hall. Songs such as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'," and "Jambalaya" sold millions of records and became the model for virtually all country music that followed. The book that inspired the major motion picture I Saw the Light. Colin Escott's enthralling, definitive biograph--now the basis of the major motion picture I Saw the Light--vividly
An impressive book. "Fast and interesting reading. Colin Escott is Hank Williams's latest and best biographer."Newsweek. Escott has peeled away the layers of legend."Philadelphia Inquirer"Deftly written and researched. Probably the definitive word on Hank Williams's life."Boston Globe"Our best look yet into Hank Williams's pained, piercing eyes
Jill Meyer said An excellent biography. I bought this book after seeing the movie, "I Saw the Light", with Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams. (The movie has received mixed reviews, but I thought it was quite good.) Colin Escott's biography of Williams - formerly titled "Hank Williams: The Biography" - is one of the best biographies I've read. From the beginning of his life to the end, Hiram "Hank" Williams was a walking cou. "Too Much Steak - Not Enough Sizzle" according to Amazon Customer. I have come to appreciate the great Hank Williams, Sr. relatively recently. I am a devotee of the Sun Records group and, most of all, Buddy Holly. As I got to know Hank through his songs and the movie "I Saw the Light", I wanted more insight into the man - his heart, his soul. This book was filled with details - lots of narratives about lots of trips, what life on the road for a cou. Doris Covington said A Hank Williams fan's review!. I love it!!! Well written.lots of facts I wasn't aware of.a very interesting account of one of the greats of Country Music. Hank Williams was specialhis legend will live forever.as long as music is written and listened to!