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Luck or something like it / Kenny Rogers.

Rogers, Kenny. (Author).

Summary:

The country music legend shares the story behind his meteoric rise to fame, including the highs and lows, and the secrets behind his biggest hits. Rogers details his lifelong journey to becoming one of American music's elder statesmen--a rare talent who's created hit records for decades while staying true to his values as a performer and a person. Join him on a rollicking ride through fifty years of music history, which offers a heartwarming testament to a time when country music wasn't just a brand but a way of life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062071811
  • ISBN: 0062071815
  • Physical Description: x, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, [2012]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
A pair to draw to -- Music and country -- Lovesick blues -- Moving on up -- Goin' solo -- Where it all began-- jazz -- It's not all wet towels and naked women -- Just dropped in -- Ruby, don't take your love to town -- Back on my own -- Lucille -- The gambler -- The good life -- A life of photography -- Around the world -- After the gold rush -- Wanda -- Comeback -- Looking back.
Subject:
Rogers, Kenny.
Singers > United States > Biography.
Country musicians > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

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Summary: The country music legend shares the story behind his meteoric rise to fame, including the highs and lows, and the secrets behind his biggest hits. Rogers details his lifelong journey to becoming one of American music's elder statesmen--a rare talent who's created hit records for decades while staying true to his values as a performer and a person. Join him on a rollicking ride through fifty years of music history, which offers a heartwarming testament to a time when country music wasn't just a brand but a way of life.