A Guitar and a Pen

Robert (Ed.) Hicks

Nothing tells a story better than the story-songs of country music. A Guitar and A Pen presents for the first time the literary work of some of the best storytellers in the world: the songwriters who cut and polish tales down to sparkling three-minute gems. A blend of humor and poignancy these tales range from Kris Kristofferson's charming tale of how an explicit natural rock formation causes chaos in a small farming town to the domestic drama of a Kentucky family with six daughters to Charlie Daniels' character-driven fable of money and unhappiness to Gary Nicholson's riveting tale of an albino African American singer/songwriter who inspired him to be a musician.

A celebration of music and storytelling other contributors include Hal Ketchum Janis Ian Mark D. Sanders Tom T. Hall Marshall Chapman and Robert Hicks among many other notable Nashville luminaries.>