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

It is a long story (other title)

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.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Part One My Beginning -- 1. Home -- 2. To all the Girls at School -- 3. First Family Band -- 4. Zeke -- 5. Falling into the 1950s -- 6. Mission City and Other Stops along the Way -- 7. Positive Thinking -- 8. Coastin'' -- Part Two Songs Falling From The Sky -- 9. Back to Cow Town -- 10. Dark Night of the Soul -- 11. The Store -- 12. Hello, Hits -- 13. The Offenders -- 14. Farm Life -- 15. Waylon -- 16. now -- Part Three Teardrops And Flowers -- 17. Time -- 18. Reboot -- 19. Game Changers -- 20. Happy Fourth, 1973 -- 21. Pure Sunshine and Purple Jesus -- 22. Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House -- 23. Against the Grain -- Part Four Over The Rainbow -- 24. Silver Screen -- 25. Always -- 26. "Burn the Fucker Down!" -- 27. Falling in Love -- 28. Keep on Truckin' -- 29. "Listen to the Blues They're Playing / Listen to What the Blues Are Saying" -- Part Five Spirit -- 30. High -- 31. Rainbows -- 32. Abbott -- Acknowledgments -- Index.