Honky Tonk Angel: The Intimate Story of Patsy Cline - Hardcover

Nassour, Ellis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312088701 ISBN 13: 9780312088705

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 1993

Synopsis

Patsy Cline, the beloved country singer, soared from obscurity to worldwide fame before her life tragically ended at age thirty. After breaking all the barriers in the Nashville boys' club of the music business in the 1950s, she brought the Nashville sound to the nation with her torch ballads and rockabilly tunes like "Walking After Midnight," "Crazy," and "I Fall to Pieces." Earthy, sexy, and vivacious, she has been the subject of a major movie and countless articles, and her albums are still among the top five best-sellers for MCA almost thirty years after her death. In the end it is her music, a standard feature on jukeboxes from Seattle to Siberia, that prevails and keeps on keeping on.

About this title

From the Publisher:

In 1998 People Magazine named Patsy Cline as one of the "The Most Intriguing People of the Century." In recognition of her incredible recordings, Patsy was awarded a special Grammy, has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and has been named to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Patsy ranked Number 11 in VH1's 1999 poll of the "100 Greatest Women of Rock."

Though based on Ellis Nassour's original Patsy Cline biography published in 1981, Honky Tonk Angel is actually a brand new book by author Nassour, in that he reapproached his subject with additional interviews and new insight.

Honky Tonk Angel has been one of our most consistent sellers since the publication of the hardcover Collector's Edition in 1993. The book has found thousands of fans around the world, and continues to elicit incredible praise from readers.

From the Author:

I am still amazed, as we approach March 2003, the 40th anniversary of Patsy Cline's death, that my book not only still sells but also that I get the most thoughtful mail from readers who tell me how much the book moves and touches them. This is the greatest compliment any writer can receive. This letter is from a fan who first began to write me in 1981:

I love your book so much because you let us get to know Patsy through the multi-dimensional person she was.You show us the daughter, wife, mother, friend and the best damn singer that ever walked the face of this earth! The unique way you blend all this makes it easier for us who never got to know Patsy to understand better the woman she was. She had a temper like a Texas wildcat, but she was also a soft, sexy, classy lady. Telling her story through the interviews with those who loved her, especially her Mother and Brenda Lee, is truly a grand ability. Your book is the greatest!

Myy interviews with old friend and devoted Patsy Cline fan, Louise Seger, make up the entire spoken word portion of the hit revue, Always, Patsy Cline. Through my book, Louise has become popular throughout the U.S. and U.K. for her stories of the friendship and letters she shared with Patsy Cline.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0312088701
• ISBN 13: 9780312088705
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270