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"A thoughtful and important book." --Rosanne Cash, Grammy-winning songwriter and author of the bestselling memoir Composed
In industry circles, musicians from Kentucky are known to possess an enviable pedigree--a lineage as prized as the bloodline of any bluegrass-raised thoroughbred. A Few Honest Words explores how Kentucky’s landscape, culture and traditions have influenced some of its most notable contemporary roots musicians. Featuring intimate interviews with household names (like Naomi Judd, Joan Osborne and Dwight Yoakam), emerging artists and local musicians, author Jason Kyle Howard’s rich and detailed profiles reveal how important the state and the Appalachian region remain to the creation and performance of roots music. |
Praise for A Few Honest Words
“Jason Kyle Howard has gathered up all those sweet Kentucky sounds and brought them home to a reunion. A Few Honest Words is like a country-folk music festival in prose.”
--Michael Streissguth, author of Johnny Cash: The Biography
"Howard skillfully documents a new era of Kentucky roots music. His book deserves a place in the history of American song."
--Courier-Journal
"Howard...traces Kentucky's role as a crossroads of roots music. [He] shows how Kentucky's unique culture and even its landscape have influenced music artists and writers across musical genres."
--CMT (Country Music Television)
"An entertaining study of the heart of American roots music."
--Library Journal
"Jason Kyle Howard could write about the merits of various breakfast cereals and hold my interest."
--BookTrib
"Howard...broadens the definition of Kentucky music. These musicians may be unfamiliar to many of us, but Howard sheds light on their talent and influence, thereby giving them their just due."
--Bowling Green Daily News
"Howard...[has] taken his...local pride to the next level with A Few Honest Words. [He] is proud to merge the old with the new, treating Judd and Yoakam as reverentially as lesser-known talents."
--LEO Weekly
“Jason Kyle Howard has gathered up all those sweet Kentucky sounds and brought them home to a reunion. A Few Honest Words is like a country-folk music festival in prose.”
--Michael Streissguth, author of Johnny Cash: The Biography
"Howard skillfully documents a new era of Kentucky roots music. His book deserves a place in the history of American song."
--Courier-Journal
"Howard...traces Kentucky's role as a crossroads of roots music. [He] shows how Kentucky's unique culture and even its landscape have influenced music artists and writers across musical genres."
--CMT (Country Music Television)
"An entertaining study of the heart of American roots music."
--Library Journal
"Jason Kyle Howard could write about the merits of various breakfast cereals and hold my interest."
--BookTrib
"Howard...broadens the definition of Kentucky music. These musicians may be unfamiliar to many of us, but Howard sheds light on their talent and influence, thereby giving them their just due."
--Bowling Green Daily News
"Howard...[has] taken his...local pride to the next level with A Few Honest Words. [He] is proud to merge the old with the new, treating Judd and Yoakam as reverentially as lesser-known talents."
--LEO Weekly