{"product_id":"the-grand-tour-the-life-and-music-of-george-jones-from-texas-honky-tonks-to-the-grand-ole-opry-the-biography-of-whiskey-and-demons-1","title":"The Grand Tour: The Life and Music of George Jones – From Texas Honky Tonks to the Grand Ole Opry, the Biography of Whiskey and Demons","description":"In the vein of the classic Johnny Cash: The Life, this groundbreaking work explores the wild life and extraordinary musical career of “the definitive country singer of the last half century” (New York Times), who influenced, among others, Bob Dylan, Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris, John Fogerty, George Strait, Alan Jackson, and Garth Brooks.\nIn a masterful biography laden with new revelations, veteran country music journalist\/historian Rich Kienzle offers a definitive, full-bodied portrait of legendary country singer George Jones and the music that remains his legacy. Kienzle meticulously sifted through archival material, government records, recollections by colleagues and admirers, interviewing many involved in Jones’s life and career. The result: an evocative portrait of this enormously gifted, tragically tormented icon called “the Keith Richards of country.”\nKienzle chronicles Jones’s impoverished East Texas childhood as the youngest son of a deeply religious mother and alcoholic, often-abusive father. He examines his three troubled marriages including his union with superstar Tammy Wynette and looks unsparingly at Jones’s demons. Alcohol and later cocaine nearly killed him until fourth wife Nancy helped him learn to love himself. Kienzle also details Jones’s remarkable musical journey from singing in violent Texas honky tonks to Grand Ole Opry star, hitmaker and master vocalist whose raw, emotionally powerful delivery remains the Gold Standard for country singers.\nThe George Jones of this heartfelt biography lived hard before finding contentment until he died at eighty-one—a story filled with whiskey, women and drugs but always the saving grace of music.\nIllustrated with eight pages of photos.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062309927\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0062309927.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kienzle, Rich\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48002220294321,"sku":"RDV.0062309927.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-grand-tour-the-life-and-music-of-george-jones-from-texas-honky-tonks-to-the-grand-ole-opry-the-biography-of-whiskey-and-demons-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}