Behind the Boards: Nashville, Vol. 1
- Author Jake Brown
- Narrator Jake Brown
- Publish Date 16 June 2020
- Run Time 11 hours and 22 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Music, Music industry, Music recording and reproduction, The Arts, Traditional and folk music.
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What to expect
If you’re a County Music fan, you’ve seen glimpses perhaps of it on TV shows like Nashville and movies like Walk the Line, but never before have fans of music’s biggest-selling genre been invited inside the heart of the creative nerve centers where their favorite # 1 hits are brought to life, the recording studio! Inside the pages of Behind the Boards: Nashville, Country music fans for the first time ever are given a front-row seat inside Music Row’s most famous recording studios on tours narrated by the town’s biggest record producers. Volume 1 includes Dann Huff, Tony Brown, Michael Knox, Clint Black, James Stroud, Ross Copperman, Byron Gallimore, Josh Leo, Norbert Putnam, Jody Stevens, Frank Liddell, and Jesse Frasure!
Collectively, the book features over three hundred # 1 hits by Country’s biggest stars, including Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, George Strait, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Clint Black, Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville”, Florida Georgia Line, Reba McEntire, Lionel Richie’s Tuskegee album, A Star is Born soundtrack starring Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper, Brad Paisley, Sam Hunt, Blake Shelton, Trisha Yearwood, Kacey Musgraves, Brooks & Dunn, Keith Urban, Alabama, Jason Isbell, George Jones, Jewel, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Lori McKenna, Midland, Faith Hill, Steve Earle, Hank Williams Jr., Lyle Lovett, Thomas Rhett, Dierks Bentley, Vince Gill, Brett Eldredge, Martina McBride, the Dixie Chicks, the Band Perry, Shooter Jennings, Jake Owen, Big & Rich, Jon Pardi, the Nitty Gritty Band, Scotty McCreery, Darius Rucker, Mo Bandy, the Eagles, and the great Merle Haggard among others.
Critics Review
“Author Jake Brown is a prolific sharer of behind-the-scenes stories. For his 50th book, Behind the Boards: Nashville, he goes into the control room with 30 of country music’s top producers to share intimate stories behind the hits.”
“A new Jake Brown book, Behind the Boards: Nashville…goes deep.”
“The latest project by author Jake Brown, invites readers inside for front row, first-hand conversations with 30 of Country music’s most successful and legendary record producers of the past 50 years.”
“A new book by music biographer Jake Brown takes fans into the recording studio to tell rarely heard stories of their favorite hits. Collecting thoughts from thirty of Nashville’s top producers like Dann Huff, Shane McAnally, Michael Knox, Joey Moi, Buddy Cannon…there’s much more to discover in Behind the Boards: Nashville.”
“A new book Behind the Boards: Nashville by biographer Jake Brown pulls back the curtain on the Music Row hit-making machine and the producers who create the music. The book explores the in-depth relationships between artists and producers while revealing the compelling stories behind some of the biggest hits to come out of Music City.”
“A skilled writer and music biographer, Brown brings the reader into the studio by seamlessly oscillating between narration and interview, weaving together the history and context surrounding these classic recordings with the voices of those who were there, behind the boards. Behind The Boards II is a fascinating collection of tales of the technical and human elements behind some of the greatest music of all time.”
“This book takes us on a journey behind the scenes of the studio as producer and artists work together to create the songs that become a deep part of our lives.”
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