Your Cheatin' Heart [Hardcover]

Chet flippo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 1981

In this vivid portrait of a tragic hero who lived the songs he wrote, Hank Williams, the "Cadillac Cowboy", comes to life like he has never done before. From the man to the legend, Hank Williams' six-year career is chronicled and illustrated with eight pages of photos.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 251 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (February 23, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671241141
• ISBN-13: 978-0671241148
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,381,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #30 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > People, A-Z > ( W ) > Williams, Hank

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uncanny research! You can finally understand Hank!, May 15, 2004

By 

Gerald L. Russell (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Cheatin' Heart (Hardcover)

While Chet Flippo's work is easy to dismiss as "fictionalized," Flippo is by no means flippant! His research is astounding. Flippo was the
(1) first to visit sanitariums where Hank was committed for alcoholism to examine old records;
(2) first to research and diagnose Hank as spina bifida;
(3) first to reveal and publish Hank's final song lyrics which were found on the floor of his Cadillac;
(4) first to reveal Hank's meeting with a Catholic priest on July 15, 1951, in which Hank was advised of his fatal and ultimately crippling condition;
(5) first to reveal the co-author of Hank's "Cold, Cold Heart";
(6) first to print extensive dialogue from Hank's "Health and Happiness Shows" which was not released to the public until 1993.

Try as you may to find contradictions in Flippo's facts, you can't. Is there any doubt that, with Flippo's research, he was able to get inside the man as no one else has been able or willing to? Yes, I've read SING A SAD SONG and HANK WILLIAMS: THE BIOGRAPHY many times, but neither is as entertaining, informative, or satisfying as this work. This book is a
must-read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gritty, non-flattering look at the life of this pioneer, November 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Cheatin' Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams (Paperback)

An almost pathetic view of a country "super-star," and his reliance to alcohol, narcotics, and women. A picture of an illierate "hill-billy" and his tyranic first wife. Hiram Williams was a man of great talent and personal appeal who let his life spin out of control, resulting in his death at the age of 29.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars "Based on" a true story, December 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Your Cheatin' Heart: A Biography of Hank Williams (Paperback)

Too much speculation and dramatic detail of conjectured events. The Escott book is MUCH better.