Your Cheatin' Heart A Biography of Hank Williams 
by Chet Flippo    PAPERBACK 

Hank Williams became the most influential country music singer and songwriter of the 20th century, with heartfelt songs like "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Cold Cold Heart," and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," that have such undeniable emotional appeal that they transcend time, place, and audience. Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen have hailed him as a major influence, and his songs have been recorded by such diverse artists as Elvis Costello, The Carpenters, and The Cowboy Junkies. But few knew that Williams was privately suffering most of what he sang about so convincingly. Raised in Alabama in the most abject poverty, with an absentee father, a dominating mother, and an equally domineering first wife, he also had a crippling defect of the lower spine which was never treated and which eventually drove him to drugs and alcohol. Chet Flippo's compelling biography is a fascinating tribute to a musician and his world; a history of country music encapsulated in one man's career.

AMAZON REVIEW
(This book) will give the reader a true flavor of the times and of Mr. Williams brief but meteoric career. Mr. Flippo, a fine journalist and author, has given us the most readable and realistic account of Mr. William's life and personality. And his insights into how Mr. Williams composed (often with much assistance from his publisher, Fred Rose) those immortal songs are valuable indeed. Some parts (Mr. William's toilet habits, for example) are a bit over the top, but overall this is a must-read for any fan of the man and his music.
-James L Desper, Jr. 

This book is part of a library donation by Dan Connolly.  All books are used but in almost new condition.