This true account of the rise of country music is told by a 1940s' band musician, Don Davis, who became a music business executive and worked with all the Grand Ole Opry stars. Johnny Cash, the Carter family, Waylon Jennings, Minnie Pearl, Roy Acuff, and many others were his friends and appear throughout the book. They played from Mobile to Nashville and back again to his beloved Alabama. This masterful storyteller recalls colorful songwriters, record personalities, and fans with real incidents over his sixty-year career, that will move readers from laughter to tears. View 100 photographs...

Designed For Economics, Business, Or Social Or Behavioral Science Majors In A One- Or Two-Term Course, Brief Calculus For The Business, Social, And Life Sciences Presents Mathematics In A Clear And Accessible Language. Engaging, Real-World Examples And Real Data Applications Make Calculus Relevant, And The Easy-To-Read Conversational Style Of The Text Evokes The One-On-One Communication Of A Personalized Tutorial Session Without Sacrificing Depth Of Coverage Or Intellectual Rigor. The Revised And Updated Third Edition Of This Popular Text Includes A New, Four-Step Problem-Solving Method That...