by Marcia Amidon Lusted Essential Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www abdopublishing com CONTEMPORARY LIVES COUNTRY SINGER TV PERSONALITY ABD_ECL_SHEL_FPGS indd 310 10 14 10 59
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CONTENTS 1 A NIGHT OF AWARDS 6 2 A BOY FROM OKLAHOMA 14 3 MAKING HIS WAY TO THE TOP 26 4 STARTIN FIRES AND MORE 36 5 THE VOICE 48 6 IN THE PUBLIC EYE 60 7 BASED ON A TRUE STORY 68 8 HEALING IN THE HEARTLAND 78 9 LOOKING FORWARD 88 TIMELINE 96 GET THE SCOOP 100 GLOSSARY 102 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 104 SOURCE NOTES 106 INDEX 110 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 112 ABD_ECL_SHEL_FPGS indd 510 10 14 10 59
