A Guitar and a Pen: Stories by Country Music's Greatest Songwriters (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781599950648)

Nothing tells a story better than the story-songs of country music. A Guitar and A Pen presents, for the first time, the literary work of some of the best storytellers in the world: the songwriters who cut and polish tales down to sparkling three-minute gems. A blend of humor and poignancy, these tales range from Kris Kristofferson's charming tale of how an explicit natural rock formation causes chaos in a small farming town, to the domestic drama of a Kentucky family with six daughters, to Charlie Daniels' character-driven fable of money and unhappiness, to Gary Nicholson's riveting tale of an albino African American singer/songwriter who inspired him to be a musician.

A celebration of music and storytelling, other contributors include Hal Ketchum, Janis Ian, Mark D. Sanders, Tom T. Hall, Marshall Chapman, and Robert Hicks, among many other notable Nashville luminaries.

Author: Robert Hicks
ISBN-10: 1599950642
ISBN-13: 9781599950648
Publisher: Center Street
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2008
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.48h x 4.77w x 1.05d