{"product_id":"9780252092596","title":"Pressing On: The Roni Stoneman Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe tragicomic life story of one of America's best-known country entertainers, told with warmth and honesty\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book recounts the fascinating life of Roni Stoneman, the youngest daughter of the pioneering country music family, and a girl who, in spite of poverty and abusive husbands, eventually became \"The First Lady of Banjo,\" a fixture on the Nashville scene, and, as \u003ci\u003eHee Haw\u003c\/i\u003e's Ironing Board Lady, a comedienne beloved by millions of Americans nationwide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawn from over seventy-five hours of recorded interviews, \u003ci\u003ePressing On\u003c\/i\u003e reveals that Roni is also a master storyteller. In her own words and with characteristic spunk and candor, she describes her \"pooristic\" (\"way beyond 'poverty-stricken'\") Appalachian childhood, and how she learned from her brother Scott to play the challenging and innovative three-finger banjo picking style developed by Earl Scruggs. She also warmly recounts \u003ci\u003eHee Haw\u003c\/i\u003e-era adventures with Minnie Pearl, Roy Clark, and Buck Owens; her encounters as a musician with country greats including Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, June Carter, and Patsy Cline; as well as her personal struggles with shiftless and violent husbands, her relationships with her children, and her musical life after \u003ci\u003eHee Haw\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA volume in the series Music in American Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47073967505648,"sku":"9780252092596","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780252092596_p0.jpg?v=1763680006","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780252092596","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}