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Ribowsky, Mark

Summary: After he died in the backseat of a Cadillac at the age of twenty-nine, Hank Williams, a frail, flawed man who had become country music's most compelling and popular star, instantly morphed into its first tragic martyr. Having hit the heights in the postwar era with simple songs of heartache and star-crossed love, he would, with that outlaw swagger, become in death a template for the rock...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B WILLIAMS RIB

McGrath, Robyn

Summary: "A picture book biography of music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton celebrating resilience, confidence, and unfailing kindness"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown and Company 2022

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Neri, Greg

Summary: A portrait of the legendary country music star is told through lyrical free verse that conveys information about his impoverished childhood and the extraordinary talent that enabled his career and rise to success on the world stage.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CAS

Leamer, Laurence.

Summary: Through interviews with stars, managers, songwriters, and executives at the 1996 annual week-long Fan Fair country music event at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Leamer explores how country music stars became successful and why country music has become so popular throughout the U.S. Includes interviews with Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Mindy McCready, Shania Twain, Wynonna Judd,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1997

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 LEA

Meltzer, Brad

Summary: Profiles the legendary country music artist, reading advocate, and philanthropist who has sent over one hundred fifty million free books to children through her Imagination Library, and describes the hardships she overcame.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio I am Parton

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