Sixteen Tons : The Merle Travis Story, Hardcover by Travis, Merle; Dickerson,...
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
BMG Books
ISBN-10
1947026585
ISBN-13
9781947026582
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25057241268
Product Key Features
Book Title
Sixteen Tons : the Merle Travis Story
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
Composers & Musicians, Genres & Styles / Country & Bluegrass, Genres & Styles / Rock
Genre
Music, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
0.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
780.92
Synopsis
Sixteen Tons is the story of Country Music Hall of Fame member Merle Travis, a brilliant, multi-talented, and deeply troubled artist who is widely considered a genius. A world-class guitarist who dazzled audiences with his Kentucky thumb-picking style, Merle was also a pioneering country songwriter who wrote such classics as "Dark as a Dungeon" and "Sixteen Tons." Additionally, he was responsible for early electric guitar innovations in the 1940s, and was a gifted actor, writer, and cartoonist, among many other talents. This definitive portrait of Travis's life and career is the result of a recently-discovered treasure trove of Merle's unpublished autobiographical writings, which have been fleshed out with an immersive deep-dive biography by researcher and musical historian Deke Dickerson. It details the highs of a career that began with a string of nine straight Top 5 singles in the 1940s, and the lows of a lifelong struggle with alcoholism that developed into an addiction to pills that nearly killed Merle when he was running with Johnny Cash in the late 1950s. Travis ultimately reemerged to become a Grammy-winning artist who inspired millions and became a music legend., Sixteen Tons is the true story of Country Music Hall of Fame member Merle Travis, a brilliant, multi-talented and deeply troubled artist who is widely considered a genius. A world-class guitarist who dazzled audiences with his Kentucky thumb-picking style that came to be known as "Travis-picking," Merle was also a pioneering country songwriter who wrote such classics as "Divorce Me C.O.D.," "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed," "Dark as a Dungeon," and "Sixteen Tons." Additionally, he was responsible for early electric guitar innovations in the 1940s, and was a gifted actor, writer, and cartoonist, among many other talents. This definitive portrait of Travis's life and career is the result of a recently-discovered treasure trove of Merle's unpublished autobiographical writings, which have been fleshed out with an immersive deep-dive biography by researcher and musical historian Deke Dickerson. Sixteen Tons details the highs of a career that began with a string of nine straight Top 5 singles in the 1940s, and the lows of a lifelong struggle with alcoholism that developed into an addiction to pills that nearly killed Merle when he was running with Johnny Cash in the late 1950s. Travis ultimately reemerged to become a Grammy-winning artist who inspired millions with his creative stage presence and unparalleled guitar recordings. A unique hybrid of posthumous memoir and unflinching biographical study, Sixteen Tons is the long overdue final word on the life and career of an inimitably talented American music legend.
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- 9***k (93)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook 100% as described in NM condition. Shipped the same day as ordered. Packaging was safe enough in order for the book to arrive undamaged. It took USPS 2 weeks to deliver the package to Ebay shipping center in IL! Everything went smoothly afterwards. Great Seller, highly recommended !Sin-A-Rama: Expanded Edition : Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties: Astrid NEW! (#335844432516)
- e***j (1580)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseMy book arrived today looking the way I expected it to look, practically new, with maybe minor wear. Its arrival 2 days early was a pleasant surprise. It was carefully wrapped in plastic with paper padding, and in a box, looking exactly as pictured. Worth every dime, in my opinion. I will definitely be back her for more bargains. Thank you very much. I really appreciate being able to acquire this book for my collection.