{"product_id":"chinaberry-sidewalks-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Chinaberry Sidewalks: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRodney Crowell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a tender and uproarious memoir, singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly of a dirt-poor southeast Texas boyhood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only child of a hard-drinking father and a holy-roller mother, acclaimed musician Rodney Crowell was no stranger to bombast. But despite a home life always threatening to burst into violence, Rodney fiercely loved his mother and idolized his blustering father, a frustrated musician who took him to see Hank Williams, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash perform. Set in 1950s Houston, a frontier-rough town with icehouses selling beer by the gallon on payday, pest infestations right out of a horror film, and the kind of freedom mischievous kids dream of, \u003ci\u003eChinaberry Sidewalks\u003c\/i\u003e is Rodney's tribute to his parents and his remarkable youth. Full of the most satisfying kind of nostalgia, it is hardly recognizable as a celebrity memoir. Rather, it's a story of coming-of-age at a particular time, place, and station, crafted as well as the perfect song.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Houston in 1950, \u003cb\u003eRodney Crowell\u003c\/b\u003e has released nearly twenty albums in four decades, with five consecutive number-one hits, and has also worked widely as a songwriter and a producer. His honors include a Grammy, an ASCAP lifetime achievement award, and membership in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He lives in Nashville. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.rodneycrowell.com\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.25 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 13, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754188308768,"sku":"9780307740977","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e8babc927ff60c98e1f1b4ebb0362dc.webp?v=1780035336","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chinaberry-sidewalks-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}