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Stand By Your Man

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One of the best biographys I've had the pleasure to read. Truely a remarkable book from a even more remarkable " First Lady " Tammy's book reads effortlessly. Always interesting, and inspiring.

Ok, by now you must know I am a huge Tammy Wynette fan, and this is one of the reason's why I am, her story sealed the deal for me..Although Tammy endured many heartaches, she had a sense of humor like nobody I have ever read about..Alot of the stories of her life will have you rollin on the floor in laughter. Although she was married several times, she definately leaves you with the feeling that her one and only true love was for George Jones, she even states in the last chapter of her book George Jones will forever be her favorite Country Music Singer of all time...just a little footnote Tammy Wynette was married to George Richey at the time she wrote this book!

I loved this book. It was better than the movie. The movie left a lot of good stuff out. This book is hard to put down. I read it in two days on and off.

I am giving Tammy a free pass on this review. In reality, "Stand By Your Man" is a highly "sanitized" version of what must have been a fascinating life. "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" should be her signature song but again, I'll give Tammy a pass. The reader will have to give credit where credit is due. This woman fought her way up from poverty in Mississippi,a loser of a first husband, took herself and her babies to Nashville, made herself a star and kept herself a star despite unhappy marriages (5?) and all sorts of health problems, which received less publicity than her marital woes. (Did George Jones really drive his lawn mower into town that night to get more booze? That was after Tammy hid all his car keys!) Maybe Tammy, after all she went through, is entitled to one little sanitized autobiography.

Knowing some of the parties mentioned in this book, I have to say that Tammy wrote this book for sympathy on her part. While she was one of the greatest female voices in country music, she also did not accept her share of the blame for her bad marriages. I have sympathy for much of what she went through, but parts of this book were greatly exaggerated, to portray her as a "victim". She may have been a "victim" at times, but it took two to tango.