He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones, Billy Sherrill, and the Pretty much Totally True Story

When George Jones recorded "He Stopped Loving Her Today” more than thirty years ago, he was a walking disaster. He Stopped Loving Her Today, the story behind the making of the song often voted the best country song ever by both critics and fans, offers an overview of country music's origins and a search for the music's illusive Holy Grail: authenticity.

Info autore

Jack Isenhour is author of Same Knight, Different Channel: Basketball Legend Bob Knight at West Point and Today and coauthor, with Dennis Rodman, of the basketball star's memoir, I Should Be Dead by Now.

Riassunto

When George Jones recorded “He Stopped Loving Her Today” more than thirty years ago, he was a walking disaster. He Stopped Loving Her Today, the story behind the making of the song often voted the best country song ever by both critics and fans, offers an overview of country music's origins and a search for the music's illusive Holy Grail: authenticity.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jack Isenhour
• Editore: University press of mississipp
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2014
• EAN: 9781628461664
• ISBN: 978-1-62846-166-4
• Pagine: 232
• Serie: American Made Music; American Made Music Series; American Made Music
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie