Lefty Frizzell: The Honky-Tonk Life of Country Music's Greatest Singer

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Summary: "Lefty Taught Us All How To Sing"
Review: Cooper presents the life of Lefty with little untold. Lefty was all too human and, one suspects, more a victim of his life and times than an instigator. His music was his creation and his escape. No other country singer influenced following generations as did Lefty. Alabama said it best in one single line of a song, "...and Lefty taught us all how to sing." Owning his Bear Family boxed set covers his music (and the only boxed set a country fan really needs), and Cooper's book gets you behind the music. Too many present-day artists have copied Lefty to a tee and fail to acknowledge Lefty as they should. Where is Randy Travis' tribute CD to Lefty? Today's country music is but a footnote to Lefty's career. Cooper tells it well.

Rating:
Summary: "Lefty Taught Us All How To Sing"
Review: Cooper presents the life of Lefty with little untold. Lefty was all too human and, one suspects, more a victim of his life and times than an instigator. His music was his creation and his escape. No other country singer influenced following generations as did Lefty. Alabama said it best in one single line of a song, "...and Lefty taught us all how to sing." Owning his Bear Family boxed set covers his music (and the only boxed set a country fan really needs), and Cooper's book gets you behind the music. Too many present-day artists have copied Lefty to a tee and fail to acknowledge Lefty as they should. Where is Randy Travis' tribute CD to Lefty? Today's country music is but a footnote to Lefty's career. Cooper tells it well.

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Summary: Not what I expected
Review: I am a Lefty fan; however, this book bored me to death. It was very slow-moving and not well-written, in terms of being interesting. Unimportant things were dwelt-on. I knew most of what was in this book before I even started reading it.

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Summary: Story of a great singer who lacked good managers
Review: I didn't know much about Lefty (other than his music) until I read this book. What a sad waste of a wonderful talent. The book certainly shows the importance of management and public relations for an entertainer. This is a good biography. What I thought it lacked was mention of Lefty's siblings. That made for an incomplete family picture.

Rating:
Summary: Story of a great singer who lacked good managers
Review: I didn't know much about Lefty (other than his music) until I read this book. What a sad waste of a wonderful talent. The book certainly shows the importance of management and public relations for an entertainer. This is a good biography. What I thought it lacked was mention of Lefty's siblings. That made for an incomplete family picture.