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An outlaw and a lady : a memoir of music, life with Waylon, and the faith that brought me home Cover Image Book

An outlaw and a lady : a memoir of music, life with Waylon, and the faith that brought me home

Colter, Jessi. (Author). Ritz, David (author.).

Summary: The daughter of a Pentecostal evangelist and a race-car driver, Jessi Colter played piano and sang in church before leaving Arizona to tour with rock-n-roll pioneer Duane Eddy, whom she married. Colter became a successful recording artist, appearing on American Bandstand and befriending stars such as the Everly Brothers and Chet Atkins, while her songs were recorded by Nancy Sinatra, Dottie West, and others. Her marriage to Eddy didn't last, however, and in 1969 she married the electrifying Waylon Jennings. Together, they made their home in Nashville which in the 1970s, was ground zero for roots music, drawing Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silverstein, and others to the Nashville Sound. And Jessi was at the center of it all, the only woman on the landmark Wanted: The Outlaws album, the record that launched the Outlaw Country genre and was the first country album to go platinum. She also tasted personal commercial success with the #1-single "I'm Not Lisa."<p>But offstage, life was a challenge, as Waylon pursued his addictions and battled his demons. Having drifted from the church as a young woman, Jessi returned to her faith and found in it a source of strength in the turmoil of living with Waylon. In the 1980s, Waylon helped launch the super group The Highwaymen with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson, and the hits kept rolling, as did Waylon's reckless living. Amid it all, Jessi faithfully prayed for her husband until finally, at Thanksgiving 2001, Waylon found Jesus, just months before he died.

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  • ISBN: 9780718082970
  • ISBN: 0718082974
  • Physical Description: print
    x, 293 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, [2017]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part 1 Cloud -- 1 Arizona at Night 3 -- 2 When Time and Eternity Meet 11 -- 3 Beyond the Mountains of the Moon 19 -- 4 Young and Innocent 29 -- 5 End of Innocence 37 -- 6 Meet Mirriam Eddy 43 -- 7 Canyons 51 -- 8 Cry Softly 59 -- Part 2 Lightning -- 9 Waylon at JD's 71 -- 10 Love of the Common People 79 -- 11 Rhythms 89 -- 12 "You Wanna Get Married, Don't You?" 99 -- 13 Birth of Jessi Colter 107 -- Part 3 Return -- 14 Oh Well, There's Always God 117 -- 15 Storms Never Last 125 -- 16 Outlaw 133 -- 17 Of Man and God 143 -- 18 Joy and Grief 153 -- 19 Mirriam 163 -- 20 What Goes Around Comes Around 175 -- 21 A Cowboy Rocks and Rolls 185 -- Part 4 Reconciliation -- 22 Flying High, Falling Low 197 -- 23 Patience 207 -- 24 Time to Party 217 -- 25 Unexpected Birth 227 -- 26 Hoss 237 -- Part 5 Road Back Home -- 27 Nourishment 249 -- 28 Will the Circle Be Unbroken? 259 -- 29 This Mortal Coil 267 -- 30 Out of the Ashes 277.

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Jennings, Waylon
Colter, Jessi
Country musicians United States Biography
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