# A Guitar and a Pen: Stories by Country Music's Greatest Songwriters - Hardcover

by **Robert Hicks** (Editor), **John Bohlinger** (Editor), **Justin Stelter** (Editor)

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.

### Author Biography

**Robert Hicks, John Bohlinger**, and **Justin Stelter** all live in the greater Nashville area in Tennessee.

**Number of Pages:** 272

**Dimensions:** 1.05 x 9.48 x 4.77 IN

**Publication Date:** March 18, 2010

## Details

- **Price:** 36.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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