{"product_id":"me-and-sister-bobbie-true-tales-of-the-family-band-paperback","title":"Me and Sister Bobbie: True Tales of the Family Band - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWillie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBobbie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe untold story of Willie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003esister, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eBobbie, who, over the course of their lives together, supported each other through personal tragedies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003etriumphs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eforged an unbreakable bond through their shared love of music\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Tender and intimate.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Poignant, beautiful, heartfelt.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF THE BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbandoned by their parents as toddlers, Willie and Bobbie Nelson found their love of music almost immediately through their grandparents, who raised them in a small Texas town. Their close relationship was the longest-lasting bond in both their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn alternating chapters, this heartfelt dual memoir weaves together both their stories as they experienced them side by side and apart. The Nelsons share powerful, emotional moments from growing up, playing music in public for the first time, and facing trials in adulthood, as Willie pursued songwriting and Bobbie faced a series of challenging relationships and a musical career that took off only when attitudes about women began to change in Texas. This is Bobbie's only memoir, and in it she candidly shares her life story in full. Her deeply affecting chapters delve into her personal relationships and life as a mother and as a musician with technical skills that even Willie admits surpass his own. In his poignant stories, Willie shares the depth of his bond with his sister, and how that bond carried him through his most troubled moments. Willie and Bobbie supported each other through unthinkable personal heartbreak, and they always shared in each other's victories. Through dizzying highs and traumatic lows, spanning almost nine decades of life, Willie and Bobbie always had each other's back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir story is an inspiring, lyrical statement of how family always finds the way.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBobbie Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a pianist, singer, and member of the band Willie Nelson and Family. She died in 2022. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e has collaborated on books with everyone from Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767332274464,"sku":"9781984854155","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/87f35e16158031faaec2f4bd371bc72b.webp?v=1780309115","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/me-and-sister-bobbie-true-tales-of-the-family-band-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}