Pressing On (eBook)

The Roni Stoneman Story

Roni Stoneman, Ellen Wright (Autoren)

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2010
304 Seiten
University of Illinois Press (Verlag)
978-0-252-09259-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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 "e;The First Lady of Banjo,"e; 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 "e;pooristic"e; ("e;way beyond 'poverty-stricken'"e;) 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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Instrumentenkunde
• ISBN-10: 0-252-09259-7 / 0252092597
• ISBN-13: 978-0-252-09259-6 / 9780252092596