Honky Tonk Angel Patsy Cline by Ellis Nassour

Honky Tonk Angel Patsy Cline by Ellis Nassour

Earthy, sexy, and vivacious, the life of beloved country singer, Patsy Cline, who soared from obscurity to international fame to tragic death in just thirty short years, is explored in colorful and poignant detail. An innovator--and even a hell-raiser--Cline broke all the boys' club barriers of Nashville's music business in the 1950s and brought a new Nashville sound to the nation with her pop hits and torch ballads like Walking After Midnight, I Fall to Pieces and Crazy. She is the subject of a major Hollywood movie and countless articles, and her albums are still selling 45 years after her death. Ellis Nassour was the very first to write about Cline and did so with the cooperation of the stars who knew and loved her--including Jimmy Dean, Jan Howard, Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, Roger Miller, Dottie West, and Faron Young. He was the only writer to interview Cline's mother and husbands. This updated edition features not only a complete discography and a host of never-before-published photographs, but includes an afterword that details controversial claims about her birth, the battle between Cline's siblings for her possessions, the amazing influence Cline had on a new generation of singers and, in Cline's own words from letters to a devoted friend, her excitement as her career soared to new heights and her marriage descended to new depths.

Ellis Nassour is the author of Rock Opera: The Creation of Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), about Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's landmark album and stage musical. Robyn Archer's revue A Star Is Torn in Australia and the United Kingdom (including a limited engagement in London's West End) featured excerpts from the original edition of Patsy Cline. Nassour has developed, as book writer and lyricist, and original stage musical from his biography.
Nassour has written for The New York Times and New York Daily News. He's a frequent contributor of show business features and profiles of theater and opera stars. As Manager of Artist Relations for MCA Records, he participated in the development of Jesus Christ Superstar, artists Elton John, Neil Diamond, the Who, Andres Segovia, Bill Cosby, Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, and Brenda Lee, and the Broadway revival of The Boy Friend, starring Judy Carne and Sandy Duncan.
Nassour is a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and makes his home in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9780312951580
ISBN 10	0312951582
Titel	Honky Tonk Angel Patsy Cline
Autor	Ellis Nassour
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	St. Martin's Paperbacks
Erscheinungsjahr	1994-04-15
Seitenanzahl	448
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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