Ray Stevens' Nashville

Book excerpt: "Ray Stevens' Nashville" is much more than an extensive and entertaining biography of a Comedy Music Legend who brought us multimillion selling hits like "The Streak" and "Gitarzan" or the Grammy winning cultural classics "Misty" and "Everything is Beautiful" along with the all-time top selling "Comedy Video Classics." It is the story of how the sleepy southern city of Nashville grew and blossomed into the international music mecca that it is today. Ray Stevens was there as it all came together, whether playing on recording sessions with Elvis and singing backup for Waylon Jennings or as a part-time substitute background singer with the famous Jordanaires among many others. All of this in addition to winning the "Comedian of the Year" award, for his unique comedy music 9 years in a row. "Ray Stevens' Nashville" is an entertaining insider's behind the scenes look at Nashville with one of the architects and laborers who built it and constructed the world famous "Nashville Sound." This is a fun and informative read that will have you laughing and learning with the turn of every page.