Download or read book Twentieth Century Drifter written by Diane Diekman and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is the first biography of this legendary country music artist and NASCAR driver who scored sixteen number-one hits and two Grammy awards. Yet even with fame and fortune, Marty Robbins always yearned for more. Drawing from personal interviews and in-depth research, biographer Diane Diekman explains how Robbins saw himself as a drifter, a man always searching for self-fulfillment and inner peace. Born Martin David Robinson to a hardworking mother and an abusive alcoholic father, he never fully escaped the insecurities burned into him by a poverty-stricken nomadic childhood in the Arizona desert. In 1947 he got his first gig as a singer and guitar player. Too nervous to talk, the shy young man walked onstage singing. Soon he changed his name to Marty Robbins, cultivated his magnetic stage presence, and established himself as an entertainer, songwriter, and successful NASCAR driver. For fans of Robbins, NASCAR, and classic country music, Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is a revealing portrait of this well-loved, restless entertainer, a private man who kept those who loved him at a distance.
Download or read book The Marty Robbins Songbook written by Marty Robbins and published by . This book was released on 1983-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 16 classics from this country legend, in chord/notation format: Among My Souvenirs * Begging to You * Big Iron * Camelia * The Cowboy in the Continental Suit * Devil Woman * Don't Worry * El Paso * Girl from Spanish Town * Honky-tonk Man * It's Your World * Padre * Singing the Blues * Tonight Carmen * What If I Said I Love You * A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation).
Download or read book Marty Robbins written by Barbara J. Pruett and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007-07-26 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his first performance in the late 1940s until his early death in 1982, Marty Robbins established himself as one of the most popular and successful singer/songwriters in the latter half of the 20th century. On the country charts, he racked up 15 #1 hits, including the crossover smashes El Paso and A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation). A beloved entertainer, Robbins received honors from every major music association. El Paso became the first Grammy ever awarded to a Country song, while My Woman My Woman My Wife received the 1970 Grammy for Best Country Song. In 1969 Robbins was named artist of the decade by the Academy of Country Music. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. In addition to his success as a singer/songwriter, Robbins loved car racing. In the early 1970s he joined the NASCAR circuit and raced the rest of his life. In Marty Robbins: Fast Cars and Country Music, author Barbara J. Pruett provides an exhaustive overview of Robbins' life and career. Nearly half of the book is a chronological listing (starting in 1948) of more than 2,000 magazine and newspaper articles and other sources of information about Robbins. Another section provides a basic discography of his hundreds of recordings, including both albums and singles released in his lifetime and after. The book also features a list of all of the songs he copyrighted, stories about his stock car racing activities, several previously unpublished photographs, and interviews with those who knew and worked with him—and even an extensive interview with Robbins himself. As a tribute to a great entertainer, this volume will be of interest not only to entertainment writers and researchers, but also to Marty Robbins fans worldwide.
Download or read book Marty Robbins written by Barbara J. Pruett and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his first performance in the late 1940s until his early death in 1982, Marty Robbins established himself as one of the most popular and successful singer/songwriters in the latter half of the 20th century. On the country charts, he racked up 15 #1 hits, including the crossover smashes El Paso and A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation). A beloved entertainer, Robbins received honors from every major music association. El Paso became the first Grammy ever awarded to a Country song, while My Woman My Woman My Wife received the 1970 Grammy for Best Country Song. In 1969 Robbins was named artist of the decade by the Academy of Country Music. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982. In addition to his success as a singer/songwriter, Robbins loved car racing. In the early 1970s he joined the NASCAR circuit and raced the rest of his life. In Marty Robbins: Fast Cars and Country Music, author Barbara J. Pruett provides an exhaustive overview of Robbins' life and career. Nearly half of the book is a chronological listing (starting in 1948) of more than 2,000 magazine and newspaper articles and other sources of information about Robbins. Another section provides a basic discography of his hundreds of recordings, including both albums and singles released in his lifetime and after. The book also features a list of all of the songs he copyrighted, stories about his stock car racing activities, several previously unpublished photographs, and interviews with those who knew and worked with him--and even an extensive interview with Robbins himself. As a tribute to a great entertainer, this volume will be of interest not only to entertainment writers and researchers, but also to Marty Robbins fans worldwide.
Download or read book Big Iron written by Jim Varnado and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ranger glared in rage at Texas Red, ""I'm going to kill you, you sob."" Big Iron is based on Three Marty Robbins ballads, ""El Paso,"" ""Felina,"" and ""Big Iron."" The Big Iron story, expanded to book length, combines three famed ballads into a two-generation story based on the talents, skills, and genius contained within these songs. This is a story that never truly ends; it is simply retold by different people, in different places, at different times. But in one form or another, whether with spears, guns, or lasers, there is always a final showdown. In Big Iron, there are two, a final showdown for each generation.
Download or read book Jack Johnson Anthology Songbook written by Jack Johnson and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 24 of the best from this Hawaiian singer/songwriter, including: Better Together * Breakdown * Flake * Fortunate Fool * Holes to Heaven * The Horizon Has Been Defeated * Sitting, Waiting, Wishing * Taylor * Traffic in the Sky * and more.
Download or read book The Great American Songbook Country written by and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For voice and piano or guitar(s), with chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams.
Download or read book Some Memories written by Andrew Means and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Arizonan desert was the childhood playground for country music legend Marty Robbins. In these vivid and heartfelt recollections, Marty's twin sister, Mamie, describes the adventures they shared long before her brother sang renown ballads about the Old West.
Download or read book The Malvina Reynolds Songbook written by Malvina Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The New Merle Haggard Anthology Songbook written by Merle Haggard and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 54 of the very best from this country legend arranged for piano, voice and guitar, including: Okie From Muskogee * From Graceland to the Promised Land * A Place To Fall Apart * If We Make It Through December * Mama Tried * Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room * I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink * I Had a Beautiful Time * Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star * and many more.
Download or read book The Country Guitar Big Book written by and published by Warner Bros. Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alfred's Guitar Big Book series presents the best songs of each decade and each genre in complete note-for-note guitar tab transcriptions. Most books in the series are well over 250 pages and contain 30 to 40 or more songs each. With over 20 books in the series, the Big Books are a great way to build a complete reference library of all your favorite songs. Over 60 of the greatest classic and current country arrangements from: Garth Brooks, Patsy Cline, Alan Jackson, Everly Brothers, Vince Gill, Charley Pride, George Strait, Clint Black, Roy Orbison, Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson, Crystal Gayle, Alabama, Colin Raye, Ray Price, Marty Robbins, John Michael Montgomery, Little Texas and many more.
Download or read book Cowboy Songs written by Hal Leonard Corp and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Songs heard 'round the campfire on the lone prairie, including: Abilene * Along the Navaho Trail * Back in the Saddle Again * Buffalo Gals (Won't You Come Out Tonight?) * Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie * Don't Take Your Guns to Town * Git Along, Little Dogies * Happy Trails * Hold on Little Dogies, Hold On * Home on the Range * I Ride an Old Paint * Jingle Jangle Jingle (I Got Spurs) * The Old Chisholm Trail * Pistol Packin' Mama * (Ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) * San Antonio Rose * Sioux City Sue * Strawberry Roan * The Yellow Rose of Texas * and more.
Download or read book Jonathan Richman Songbook written by and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Collection). Jonathan Richman has been a cult favorite since his Modern Lovers days in the early 1970s. His talent is showcased in eclectic solo collections spanning alternative, pop, punk and Spanish genres, and his prominent role in the comedy There's Something About Mary scored him even more fans. This songbook features 24 of his very best: Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild * Girlfriend * In Che Mondo Viviamo * Not So Much to Be Loved as to Love * Pablo Picasso * Roadrunner * There's Something About Mary * Vampiresa Mujer * Vincent Van Gogh * and more. Also includes a preface and Richman's handwritten manuscripts and personal performance notes. No tab.
Download or read book The Ultimate Country Fake Book Songbook written by Hal Leonard Corp. and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1983-08-01 with total page 925 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Fake Book). This fifth edition includes even more of your favorite country hits over 700 songs by country superstars of yesterday and today: Achy Break Heart * Ain't Going Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up) * Always on My Mind * Amazed * American Soldier * Are You Lonesome Tonight? * Bless the Broken Road * Blue Clear Sky * Boot Scootin' Boogie * A Boy Named Sue * Breathe * Butterfly Kisses * Crazy * Daddy Sang Bass * Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind * Down at the Twist and Shout * Elvira * Family Tradition * Forever and Ever, Amen * Friends in Low Places * The Gambler * Georgia on My Mind * The Greatest Man I Never Knew * Harper Valley P.T.A. * I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow * I Hope You Dance * Jambalaya * King of the Road * Long Black Train * Redneck Woman * Rocky Top * She Believes in Me * Sixteen Tons * There's a Tear in My Beer * Walkin' After Midnight * What's Forever For * Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) * You're Still the One * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more. Also features a glossary of guitar chord frames and alphabetical and artist indexes.
Download or read book Bob Wills King of Western Swing written by Bob Wills and published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). All Night Long * Bring It on down to My House * Bubbles in My Beer * Dusty Skies * Faded Love * Fat Boy Rag * Hang Your Head in Shame * I Can't Go On This Way * I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do * I'm Gonna Be Boss * Ida Red * Keeper of My Heart * A Maiden's Prayer * My Confession * New Texas Playboy Rag * Roly Poly * San Antonio Rose * Smoke On the Water * Spanish Two Step * Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima * Stay a Little Longer (The Hoedown Fiddle Song) * Steel Guitar Rag * Sugar Moon * Take Me Back to Tulsa * Texarkana Baby * Thorn in My Heart * We Might As Well Forget It * White Cross on Okinawa * You Don't Care What Happens to Me * You're From Texas.
Download or read book Popular Singers of the Twentieth Century written by Robert H. Cowden and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1999-07-30 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to the biographical literature available on popular 20th-century singers covers nearly 1000 artists. Much of the literature cited is also cross-referenced to major biographical dictionaries, encyclopedias, and relevant periodicals. Entries not only list known publications associated with popular singers but also incorporate elements of analytical and descriptive bibliography. The artists included in this volume increasingly cross musical boundaries. The popular singer category, therefore, encompasses Broadway, Hollywood, cabaret, and operetta performers as well as recording artists. Scholars of popular music and popular music enthusiasts will appreciate the extensive research this work embodies. Divided among three sections, citations are arranged alphabetically and include information about literature published through 1997. An appendix of additional artists and an index complete the volume.
Download or read book Hank Williams Songbook written by Hank Williams and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Chord Songbook). A resource of nearly 70 Williams' classics, including: Cold, Cold Heart * Hey, Good Lookin' * Honky Tonk Blues * Honky Tonkin' * I Saw the Light * I'm a Long Gone Daddy * Jambalaya (On the Bayou) * Long Gone Lonesome Blues * My Son Calls Another Man Daddy * Take These Chains from My Heart * Your Cheatin' Heart * and more.
