A Guitar and a Pen Stories by Country Music's Greatest Songwriters [Hardcover]

Nothing tells a story better than the story-songs of country music. A GUITAR AND A PEN presents, for the first time, the literary work of some of the best storytellers in the world: the songwriters who cut and polish tales down to sparkling three-minute gems. A blend of humor and poignancy, these tales range from Kris Kristofferson's charming tale of how an explicit natural rock formation causes chaos in a small farming town, to the domestic drama of a Kentucky family with six daughters, to Charlie Daniels' character-driven fable of money and unhappiness, to Gary Nicholson's riveting tale of an albino African American singer/songwriter who inspired him to be a musician.

A celebration of music and storytelling, other contributors include Hal Ketchum, Janis Ian, Mark D. Sanders, Tom T. Hall, Marshall Chapman, and Robert Hicks, among many other notable Nashville luminaries.Robert Hicks, John Bohlinger, and Justin Stelter all live in the greater Nashville area in Tennessee. Country songs have always told the best stories and no one--really, no one--has ever done it better than Nashville. B. B. King A GUITAR AND A PEN is a wonderful vehicle to show that songwriters possess a creative dimension that extends way beyond their musical creations...fascinating and refreshing! Barton Herbison,Executive Director of the Nashville Songwriters Association Int'l A GUITAR AND A PEN is long overdue. But I feel like I do when I hear a great song: I sure wish it had been my idea! Bill Anderson,legendary songwriter, Country Music Hall of Fame member