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Reba McEntire started out singing for the rodeos that came near her Oklahoma home. She had a dream of singing for everyone, one which she fulfilled beyond her wildest expectations.Once her talent was recognized, she moved quickly from a humble upbringing in Oklahoma to Nashville, Tennessee and the Grand Ole Opry. She was not an overnight success. It took a few albums and several singles to get her name in front on the country music public, but, eventually she was a headlining star.She progressed with album after album, gaining more and more of a following until she won the CMA for Female Vocalist of the Year, four years running.She is the only female artist to score at least one number one single in each of the decades from the 1980s until the present. She had thirteen in the Eighties, eight in the Nineties, two in the 2000s, and one in the 2010s (so far.)Some people call Reba McEntire "The Queen of Country." She began recording in 1975 and released her first album in 1977. She has been on top ever since (at least, after a few years of struggling).If you're a fan of country music and of Reba McEntire, you'll enjoy this walk down memory lane as the story of Reba's life is told and all of her major hits are discussed.Scroll up now and buy Legends of Country Music - Reba McEntire.

Willie Nelson could do everything, but he had two passions, music and golf. He loved playing both and could play music with just about anyone. One day, he would play in the seediest bar in Austin, Texas and the next day, he might front the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Willie has been called the Shakespeare of American music. Whether the song is

The Jackson family started out in a humble four room home in Gary, Indiana. But, due to the persistence and drive of their father, a group of singers known as the Jackson Five became the leading performers in this country.The five brothers were Jermaine, Jackie, Tito, Marlon and, of course, Michael. After being signed by Motown Records, they became their biggest act, shadowing The Supremes and even Stevie Wonder. All of their first four singles went to number one, a feat that had never been done before.This book chronicles the beginnings and the rise and eventual decline of the Jackson Five as a group. Michael is covered in his younger years when he was a part of the group. After Michael left the Jacksons, he went on to become "the King of Pop" and the greatest performer in the world during the Eighties. That adventure is chronicled in a separate book, "Legends of Rock & Roll - Michael Jackson (The Solo Years)".All the Legends of Rock & Roll books are essentially biographies, but I am interested primarily in the music. You'll find that the emphasis is on the music, how it came to be, who wrote it and performed it and any juicy tidbits about any given song or album.If you like the music of the Jackson Five, scroll up and buy now. You will enjoy it.