Outlaw by acclaimed author Michael Streissguth follows the stories of three legends as they redefined country music: Waylon Jennings; Willie Nelson; and Kris Kristofferson.Streissguth delves into the country music scene in the late 60s and early 70s; when these rebels found themselves in Music City writing songs and vying for record deals. Channeling the unrest of the times; all three Country Music Hall of Famers resisted the music industryrsquo;s unwritten rules and emerged as leaders of the outlaw movement that ultimately changed the recording industry.Outlaw offers a broad portrait of the outlaw movement in Nashville that includes a diverse secondary cast of characters; such as Johnny Cash; Rodney Crowell; Kinky Friedman; and Billy Joe Shaver; among others.With archival photographs throughout; Outlaw is a comprehensive examination of a fascinating shift in country music; and the three unbelievably talented musicians who forged the way.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A lost artBy AnnIf you are a descendent of the stonecutter Bigham family as I am. you will be elated to read about this prominent Carolina family from Ireland who migrated to Tennessee and then to other states and other livelihoods as pioneers were less affluent and could not afford the intricate and lengthy memorials so skillfully carved by this family. My great great grandfather Elihu Hall Bigham headed a wagon train to settle and name Tennessee Valley. Texas in 1851. He was trained as a stonecutter. but in Texas he reinvented himself as a cattle rancher and farmer. This is a large tome well researched with many illustrations of tombstones from the Carolinas. Pennsylvania. and Tennessee. Ironically most of the stonecutters graves were either unmarked or were plain slabs in those most productive years of the late 1700s.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful book.By MidSouthI have to be honest up-front: this book mentions a number of my ancestors. and has good quality photos of their gravestones. Nevertheless. it is highly interesting and well written regarding the work of these artists in stone. If you are like genealogy. Americana. old cemeteries. and even if you are dont. I think it is a great read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A tour-de-force publication that brings fresh insight to those who research gravestones and their carversBy betdex1The research and photography are impecable. Here is an indepth history of a famiy of gravestone carvers from the familys immigrant generation into the backwoods of Pennsylvania and succeding craftsmen who gradually move south into the Carolina frontiers. Dr. Patterson draws so much more than carvers and their products into this exhaustive cultural look into the life and times of the Bigham families. He casts new light on the complex Scotch Irish artisans in America. Many of the gravestone tympanums reflect exquisitely rendered healdic art that is seldom seen on this side of the pond. This is a tour-de-force publication!
