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My Life: It's a Long Story
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 05-21-15
- Language: English
- Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
Regular price: $20.24
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Publisher's Summary
Five decades in the music industry, 100 albums, 10 Grammys, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Add high-profile activism for the legalisation of marijuana, the foundation of a groundbreaking philanthropic organisation, and a much-publicised personal life - Willie Nelson's is a story like no other.
Born during the Great Depression in 1933 and raised by his grandparents, he began singing in dance halls and honky-tonks at the age of 13 as an escape from working as a cotton picker in the fields of Arkansas. He went on to write some of the most popular country songs of all time and to record some classic versions of others, including "Crazy", "Bring Me Sunshine", "Always on My Mind", and "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain".
An American icon who still tours extensively and headlines music festivals, Willie Nelson and his music have found their way into the hearts and minds of fans all over the world.
Now 81 years of age, Nelson leaves no experience or moment unturned as he shares the full story. From his drive to write music to the women in his life; from his collaborations to his bankruptcy to the foundation of Farm Aid, Nelson shares, in his distinct voice, soaring highs and painful lows.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-28-18
loved it, Thanks for sharing Willie 🤗
I loved finding out the meanings behind your songs and how you came about writing, and I love the way the audio chap talks in a gruff voice like yours would be, 5 stars all the way
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-24-17
Mollymoo
Informative, Entertaining, Funny, a brilliant insight the life of a legend. If you are a Willie fan, this book is for you
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-01-16
fabulous<br />
always loved Willie but now I love him even more....thank you for the long story! narrator was brilliant.