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- Looking Back to See: A Country Music Memoir
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: University of Arkansas Press
summary
A vocal group without peer, The Browns were central artists in the changing sound of country and American popular music at mid-century. They were part of major changes in the entertainment business and American culture, participated in the folk music movement in the ‘60’s, and saw the steady birth of rock ‘n’ roll up close as they worked with Presley and others. Illustrated with many never-before-published photographs, Looking Back to See is a remarkable story told here for the first time.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xiii
- Introduction
- pp. xv-xviii
- I. Fire and Hunger
- pp. 1-34
- 3. Moving on Up—and Around
- pp. 27-34
- II. The Other Side
- pp. 35-72
- 4. Now We’re in Show Business
- pp. 37-42
- 5. Our First Recording Session
- pp. 43-51
- 7. We Get Screwed
- pp. 65-72
- III. Here Today and Gone Tomorrow
- pp. 73-146
- 8. Screwed Again
- pp. 75-84
- 9. Putting on That Almighty Front
- pp. 85-94
- 10. Elvis Presley
- pp. 95-107
- 11. Another Legend is Born
- pp. 109-120
- 12. I Finally Meet My Childhood Idol
- pp. 121-128
- 13. Europe
- pp. 129-136
- IV. Sweet Sounds
- pp. 147-172
- 15. “The Three Bells” (Little Jimmy Brown)
- pp. 149-160
- V. The Beginning of the End
- pp. 173-194
- 18. “Mommy, Please Stay Home with Me”
- pp. 189-194
- VI. The Last Hard Road
- 19. Just a Matter of Time
- pp. 197-206
- 20. Jim Reeves’s Last Flight
- pp. 207-216
- 21. Learning to Accept Life’s Gifts
- pp. 217-222
- 22. “I Can’t Quit, I’m a Star”
- pp. 223-231
- 23. “Old Hat” Maxine
- pp. 233-240
- 24. Losing Momma
- pp. 241-247
- 25. Chicken Today, Feathers Tomorrow
- pp. 249-254
- 26. The Browns’ Recording Studio
- pp. 255-264
- 27. Legends of Country Music
- pp. 265-267
- 28. Still Singing
- pp. 269-276
- 29. Last Song: Still Dreaming the Dream
- pp. 277-280
- Appendix A: Albums
- p. 281
- Appendix B: Hits and Awards
- pp. 283-286
- Appendix C: Glossary of Names
- pp. 287-326
Additional Information
ISBN
9781610752503
Related ISBN(s)
9781557287908, 9781557289346
MARC Record
OCLC
787842888
Pages
426
Launched on MUSE
2012-08-07
Language
English
Open Access
No