Behind Closed Doors: Talking with the Legends of Country Music

Behind Closed Doors: Talking with the Legends of Country Music by Nash, Alanna. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780815412588.

Interviews with 27 country stars reveal the range of personalities and viewpoints that make up todays country music scene. Journalist Alanna Nash speaks in candid interviews with performers about Nashvilles music industry, changes in the country audience over the past thirty years, and their own releationships to their music. Nashs interviews showcase the diversity of the performers (from college-educated professionals to ex-convicts) and their audiences. Interviewees include Tammy Wynette, Merle Haggard, Brenda Lee, Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty, Naomi and Wynonna Judd, Bill Monroe, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Hank Williams Jr., Chet Atkins, and Willie Nelson.