A Guitar and a Pen
by Robert Hicks, John Bohlinger, and Justin Stelter, Editors
Published by Center Street
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Reviewed by Diane A Brown
This is definitely a book for Country Western fans.
If you are familiar with this genre of music, then the stories will surely reach every corner of your heart. There is a time for laughter and a time for pain, a time of sadness and a time to yell “Yahoo!”
Each story has its own unique style and theme. Some are easy reads that you can follow with no trouble while others take a little getting into. It was hard, at times, to decipher if the tale was truth or fiction, but each story left you with something to ponder.
You will have the opportunity to see a different side of the songwriters you have enjoyed. With some, you look back into their past and relive important and maybe life-altering experiences, challenging encounters and family struggles. Others may be fiction, but they are written in such an expressive and clear way, they could have been real events.
You could set down and read just one story at a time or one after another. But your journey is sure to be filled with unique experiences and surprise endings.
Each entry is followed with the author’s mini biographical sketch and a list of accomplishments. You will likely find tidbits of information that could amaze you.
I did enjoy the book even though I didn’t recognize all the authors.
To put in simply, “They make music with their words instead of words into music!”
Armchair Interviews says: Wonderful short stories of special interest to fans of CW music.