Pressing on: The Roni Stoneman Story - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0252031911 ISBN 13: 9780252031915

Casa editrice: Univ of Illinois Pr, 2007

Riassunto

Roni Stoneman was the youngest daughter of the pioneering country music family and a woman who overcame poverty and abusive husbands to claim the title of "The First Lady of Banjo," a fixture on the Nashville scene, and, as Hee Haw's Ironing Board Lady, a comedienne beloved by millions.

Drawn from more than seventy-five hours of recorded interviews, Pressing On reveals Roni's gifts as a master storyteller. With characteristic spunk and candor, she describes her "pooristic" ("way beyond 'poverty-stricken'") Appalachian childhood, and how her brother Scott taught her to play the challenging and innovative three-finger banjo picking style developed by Earl Scruggs. She also warmly recounts Hee Haw-era adventures with Minnie Pearl, Roy Clark, and Buck Owens; her encounters as a musician with country greats like Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, June Carter, and Patsy Cline; as well as her personal struggles with shiftless and violent husbands, her relationships with her children, and her musical life after Hee Haw.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Roni Stoneman was a member of the legendary Stoneman Family and a longtime cast member of Hee Haw. She remains a performing banjo player, entertainer, and comedienne. Ellen Wright is Distinguished Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the writing program at Northwestern University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Illinois Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0252031911
• ISBN 13: 9780252031915
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 248
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile