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Howdy! the Minnie Pearl story / Mary Ellen Pethel and Don Cusic.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pethel, Mary Ellen, Author.
- Cusic, Don, author.
- Series:
- Charles K. Wolfe music series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minnie Pearl.
- Women comedians--United States--Biography.
- Women comedians.
- Women country musicians--United States--Biography.
- Women country musicians.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2025]
- Contents:
- Foreword / Ted Olson
- Preface
- Introduction: The person and persona
- Part 1: Before the Opry, 1912-1940: Daddy's girl, Mama's charge ; The bells and belles of Ward-Belmont ; A winsome director ; The birth of Minnie Pearl ; Grinder's switch comes to life
- Part 2: On the Opry and the road, 1940-1970: WSM and the Grand Ole Opry ; Oh Roy! The King of Country Music ; Camel caravan and World War II ; Road life, Opry life, and the boys ; Minnie Pearl finds her feller ; I'm so lonesome I could cry ; Kindred spirits
- Part 3: Beyond the Opry, 1958-1996: Country music and Southern politics ; A fatal crash, a near miss ; A tale of two fried chicken chains ; Hee Haw, TNN, and TV ; Life at home in Nashville ; Star-studded memories ; The Queen of Country Comedy.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Pethel, Mary Ellen Howdy!
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9798895270608
- Publisher Number:
- 40033007685
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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