Hell-Bent For Music The Life of Pee Wee King

Name: Hell-Bent For Music
Author: Wade Hall

Auteur: Wade Hall

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Wade Hall

Engels
Hardcover
9780813119595
11 april 1996
272 pagina's

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Pee Wee King's birth on February 18, 1914, into a Milwaukee working-class Polish family named Kuczynski was hardly an indicator that he would grow up to become a pioneer and superstar of country and western music. Certainly no one in the Polish-German community of his youth could have foreseen his influence on the direction of American popular music or his enduring fame on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Even Pee Wee King himself is incredulous at the unlikely twists and turns of his life and career. Pee Wee King is best remembered today as the co-writer of the most popular country music song of all time, The Tennessee Waltz. He is just as important, however, for his vital role in expanding the horizons, and the market potential, of country and western music. He took the polka and waltz rhythms of his youth, mixed them with the sounds of the big bands of the thirties and forties, and flavored it all with the balladry and moods of the Western cowboy. He combined this new sound with folk and country traditions rooted in places like Louisville, Knoxville, and Nashville. The result was a smooth, listenable, danceable, up-to-date sound that has become the most popular form of music in the United States. Recipient of numerous awards, including induction into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Country Music Hall of Fame, Pee Wee King has been one of the most important figures in country music for over sixty years. Told in King's own voice and words, this biography, based on many hours of taped conversations, is the first account of King's incredible life and career. Featuring a star-studded cast of characters from the history of music -- Eddy Arnold, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Gene Autry, Patti Page, and many others -- this memorable book is a must-read for any fan of country music.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 11 april 1996
Aantal pagina's: 272
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Hoofdauteur: Wade Hall
Hoofduitgeverij: The University Press Of Kentucky

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Product breedte: 152 mm
Product lengte: 229 mm
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Verpakking breedte: 152 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 229 mm
Verpakking lengte: 229 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 328 g

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Categorieën: Kunst & Fotografie

Biografieën & Waargebeurd

Muziek

Componisten & Songwriters

Muziekstijlen

Muzikanten, zangers & Groepen

Populaire muziek

Muziek

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