Download or read book Fate, Flukes and Fame in Country Music Booklet 1 written by Dennis Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country music, with its pure and simple joys and sorrows, has forged a common bond among Texas cowboys, New York accountants and Oklahoma housewives. This bond has not only connected the fans, but also bound together history's glittering array of country entertainers. One of the links connecting this patchwork assortment of country music legends is a restless dream-hungry spirit. They lived on odd jobs and daydreams as they waited for fate to switch on their spotlight. Ironically, when that light finally beamed, it was often ignited by a spark that no one could have predicted. Merle Haggard, for instance, found his light through a prison vent during solitary confinement in San Quentin. With Roy Acuff, the beam of stardom would only glow after a near-tragic misfortune destroyed his dream of a professional baseball career. Minnie Pearl spotted her light shining from the eyes of an Alabama farm lady. Loretta Lynn's world was illuminated by a friend's high-stakes deal. And Patsy Cline's spotlight was switched on by a song she didn't even want to sing. The stories of these fortunate twists of fate are often as intriguing as the country legends they produced. Open the cover and join the solid gold legends of country music as they travel down the elusive path of fate, flukes and fame.