Three Chords and the Truth: Hope and Heartbreak and the Changing Fortunes of Nashville : Behind the Scenes With Those Who Make and Shape Country Music
About this book
From the bestselling author of The Kennedy Women (450,000 copies sold) comes the book the New York Times claimed "may be the best expose of the inner workings of the slick machine that Nashville's country music industry has become in the 90s".With unprecedented access to the stars, managers, songwriter, and record company executives of Nashville, Laurence Leamer has produced an intimate, compelling narrative that blows the lid off the maneuverings and manipulations of this two-billion-dollar-a-year industry. From Garth Brooks, the Hamlet of country music, to Wynonna Judd and her complex personal struggles with her mother, from Billy Ray Cyrus's downfall to Shania Twain's rising star, Three Chords and the Truth has the scoop on the dreams, fears, triumphs, and tragedies of today's most popular country music stars.To the millions of country music fans, Three Chords and the Truth will be a book of revelations. Those who haven't yet become fans of country music will learn why it is the most listened-to music in the nation. All who read it will never hear a country song the same way again."Music Row types are shrieking in unison over the revelations ... tells the dirt on Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill, and others at the top of the country charts". -- Nashville Scene