The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062309919 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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“The Grand Tourdoesn’t shy away from shining light into the dark corners or giving the highlights of the late George Jones’ life a close, critical look.” (Winnipeg Free Press)“This unflinching new biography explains the significance of Jones’ music while vividly capturing his wild and wooly life.” (Wall Street Journal)Kienzle conducts a dazzling, somber, but always candid tour of the legendary life and award-winning music of George Jonesa cracking good story of the singerThis moving biography keeps Jones’s voice alive and underscores his central role in American music history. (Publishers Weekly)“The Grand Tour is perhaps the most honest portrayal of one of music’s most controversial figures.” (Library Journal)“Refreshingly written.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)“Rich Kienzle’s comprehens
He received the International Country Music Conference’s Charlie Lamb Award for Excellence in Country Music Journalism in 2012.. The author of liner notes for almost four hundred reissue albums, Kienzle is among the few country journalists profiled in The Grove Dictionary of American Music. A contributing editor and columnist at Country Music magazine for nearly twenty-five years, he also edited their histor
Far from a definitive biography. Luigi Facotti Given that three years have now elapsed since George Jones’ passing, I had thought, given the storied credentials of the author, Rich Kienzle, who has written many booklets for country CD reissues including those for the definitive Bear Family/Musicor boxed sets on Mr.Jones’, that this book, described as a “definitive biography” would be up there with Colin Escott’s bio. A poor account of a great Talent This book is a less personal, less detailed, and believe it or not a lesser quality written book than George's Autobiography, "I Lived toTell it All." It rushes through his career with few quotes, few stories, and basic knowledge of Georges life and career. All this writer has accomplished is an obvious attempt at cashing in on George Jones's death without adding any new or detailed accounts of his . Avery good book. A good book to read if you like George Jones.
The result: an evocative portrait of this enormously gifted, tragically tormented icon called “the Keith Richards of country.”Kienzle chronicles Jones’s impoverished East Texas childhood as the youngest son of a deeply religious mother and alcoholic, often-abusive father. Alcohol and later cocaine nearly killed him until fourth wife Nancy helped him learn to love himself. He examines his three troubled marriages including his union with superstar Tammy Wynette and looks unsparingly at Jones’s demons. Kienzle meticulously sifted through archival material, government records, recollections by colleagues and admirers, interviewing many involved in Jones’s life and career. Kienzle also details Jones’s remarkable musical journey from singing in violent Texas honky tonks to Grand Ole Opry star, hitmaker and master vocalist whose raw, emotionally powerful delivery remains the Gold Standard for country singers.The George Jones of this heartfelt biography lived hard before finding contentment until he died at eighty-one—a story fille