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Author:

Rogers, Kenny.

Title:

Luck or something like it / Kenny Rogers.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

William Morrow & Co.,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

x, 294 p., [16] p. plates : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Rogers, Kenny.
Singers--Biography.
Country musicians--Biography.

Contents:

A pair to draw to -- Music and country -- Lovesick blues -- Moving on up -- Goin' solo -- Where it all began-- jazz -- It's not all wet towels and naked women -- Just dropped in -- Ruby, don't take your love to town -- Back on my own -- Lucille -- The gambler -- The good life -- A life of photography -- Around the world -- After the gold rush -- Wanda -- Comeback -- Looking back.

Summary:

The country music legend shares the story behind his meteoric rise to fame, including the highs and lows, and the secrets behind his biggest hits. Rogers details his lifelong journey to becoming one of American music's elder statesmen--a rare talent who's created hit records for decades while staying true to his values as a performer and a person. Join him on a rollicking ride through fifty years of music history, which offers a heartwarming testament to a time when country music wasn't just a brand but a way of life.

ISBN:

0062071815
9780062071811

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

MNPB553 -- Bancroft Public Library (Bancroft)

HMPB845 -- Boyden Public Library (Boyden)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

AJPE887 -- Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library (Creston)

SGPD074 -- Evansdale Public Library (Evansdale)

NDPD953 -- Forest City Public Library (Forest City)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

XHPD657 -- Glenwood Public Library (Glenwood)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

NEPC953 -- Lake Mills Public Library (Lake Mills)

EZPE755 -- Le Mars Public Library (Le Mars)

MJPA553 -- Lu Verne Public Library (Lu Verne)

NZPA343 -- Marble Rock Public Library (Marble Rock) — B Rog

YMPD532 -- Monticello Public Library (Monticello)

FFPC194 -- Nashua Public Library (Nashua)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

VCPD034 -- Robey Memorial Library-Waukon (Waukon)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

MSPA553 -- Wesley Public Library (Wesley)

MUPB553 -- Whittemore Public Library (Whittemore)