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Composed
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Rosanne Cash
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 08-03-10
- Language: English
- Publisher: Penguin Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
Regular price: $24.50
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Publisher's Summary
A candid and moving memoir from the critically acclaimed singer and songwriter.
For 30 years as a musician, Rosanne Cash has enjoyed both critical and commercial success, releasing a series of albums that are as notable for their lyrical intelligence as for their musical excellence. Now, in her memoir, Cash writes compellingly about her upbringing in Southern California as the child of country legend Johnny Cash, and of her relationship with her mother and her famous stepmother, June Carter Cash.
In her account of her development as an artist, she shares memories of a hilarious stint as a 20-year-old working for Columbia Records in London; recording her own first album on a German label; working her way to success; her marriage to Rodney Crowell, a union that made them Nashville's premier couple; her relationship with the country music establishment; and taking a new direction in her music and leaving Nashville to move to New York. She also discusses motherhood; dealing with the deaths of her parents, in part through music; the process of songwriting; and the fulfillment she has found with her current husband and musical collaborator, John Leventhal.
Cash has written an unconventional and compelling memoir that, in the tradition of M. F. K. Fisher's The Gastronomical Me and Frank Conroy's Stop-Time, is a series of linked pieces that combine to form a luminous and brilliant whole.
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- Pennsylvania, USA
- 01-02-12
Lots of Music Business Insider Stuff
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
The book is an enjoyable listen, but some of the parts that go into great detail about actual record production bogged down for me. It should be noted, though, that others may find these the most fascinating parts. I preferred the parts that discussed the relationships with people, both famous and not, and many of these anecdotes were delightful.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Composed?
Rosanne Cash has llived her life among
What does Rosanne Cash bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?
The author is an intelligent, witty woman. She's also an excellent reader of her own writing. She struck the right balance in her reading, not overdramatic, not monotonous. I really felt that nobody else could have brought just the right level of emotion to her story.
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