Twentieth century drifter : the life of Marty Robbins / Diane Diekman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diekman, Diane.

Series:

Music in American life.

Music in American life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country musicians--United States--Biography.

Country musicians.

Automobile racing drivers--United States--Biography.

Automobile racing drivers.

Robbins, Marty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is the first biography of this legendary country music artist and NASCAR driver who scored sixteen number-one hits and two Grammy awards. Yet even with fame and fortune, Marty Robbins always yearned for more.Drawing from personal interviews and in-depth research, biographer Diane Diekman explains how Robbins saw himself as a drifter, a man always searching for self-fulfillment and inner peace. Born Martin David Robinson to a hardworking mother and an abusive alcoholic father, he never fully escaped the insecurities burned into him by a poverty-stricken nomadic childhood in the Arizona desert. In 1947 he got his first gig as a singer and guitar player. Too nervous to talk, the shy young man walked onstage singing. Soon he changed his name to Marty Robbins, cultivated his magnetic stage presence, and established himself as an entertainer, songwriter, and successful NASCAR driver.For fans of Robbins, NASCAR, and classic country music, Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is a revealing portrait of this well-loved, restless entertainer, a private man who kept those who loved him at a distance.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

[1] In the Hall of Fame

[2] Child of the Arizona Desert

[3] A Drifter

[4] Music and Marizona

[5] On Columbia Records

[6] Mr. Teardrop

[7] Singing the Blues in a White Sport Coat

[8] Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

[9] Early 1960s

[10] Cowboy in a Continental Suit

[11] Still More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

[12] From Dirt Track to NASCAR

[13] A Hot Dog Ready to Pop

[14] "I Want To Race Again"

[15] Back in the Groove

[16] NASCAR 42

[17] Twentieth Century Drifter

[18] Return to the Road

[19] Back on Columbia Records and in the Spotlight

[20] The Marty Robbins Band on Tour

[21] Into the '80s

[22] NASCAR-Phase Two

[23] Super Legend

[24] No Plans of Quitting Any Time Soon

[25] "I'll Be Drifting Home"

[26] Some Memories Just Won't Die

Appendix: Band Members

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613895141

9781283582698

1283582694

9780252094200

0252094204

OCLC:

785785361