I Lived to Tell It All
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4.7 • 68 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Boozing. Womanizing. Brawling. Singing. For the last forty years George Jones has reigned as the country's king--the singer many have called the Frank Sinatra of country. And for most of that time, his career has been marked by hard-living, hard-loving, and hard luck. From his early east Texas recordings through his marriage with Tammy Wynette to his latest acclaim as a solid citizen and "high-tech red-neck," Americans have been fascinated with Jones, never even knowing whether he's going to show up for his next concert.
Now, in I Lived To Tell It All, George Jones supplies a no-holds-barred account of his excesses and ecstasies. How alcohol ruled his life and performances. How violence marred many friendships and relationships. How money was something to be made but never held on to. And, finally, how the love of a good woman can ultimately change a man, redeem him, and save his life.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Country music star Jones started performing in rural Texas bars when he was 14 and rose to fame in spite of heavy drinking, drugging, brawling and a penchant for not showing up at his concerts. Writing with Carter, coauthor of books with Ralph Emery, Reba McEntire and others, he lays bare his troubled past, including an account of his disastrous marriage to country singer Tammy Wynette. It's not a pleasant story, and Jones himself is amazed that his career has prospered in spite of everything he has done to destroy it. Now 65 and recovered from a triple bypass operation, he claims he has conquered his addictions and settled into a happy marriage. There are no insights here about his musical abilities or the reasons for his success, but Jones makes sobering comments on the state of country music today, which he observes is mass-marketed and mass-produced for the young with total disregard for the older performers like himself who started it all. Photos not seen by PW.
Customer Reviews
THE singular account of the Possum’s life
Good and bad, it’s all good old here in the words of the man himself. From childhood to the marines to the early days to the forgotten years and beyond. Straight from the Possum’s own mouth, learn the true history of the kind of country. Yeee haw
Well worth the read
Excellent book. George’s brutal honesty about his life made it difficult to put this down. I never knew how bad things were until now. If he thought country music was bad in the late 90s, he’d really hate it now. Great read.
I lived to tell it all
George Jones at his best, telling it all on himself in the most humble and honest words that the world appreciates and has wanted to hear because we grew up with him, and will always love him for being the one and only "George Jones."