By The Seat Of My Pants

Description for BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS: MY LIFE IN COUNTRY MUSIC by Buddy Killen with Tom Carter: In the world of country music, Buddy Killen is one of Nashville's biggest starmakers. In the course of his long career, beginning in the 1950s and continuing to the present day, he has worked with the likes of Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Roger Miller, Billy Ray Cyrus, and many, many more. Now the man known as "the Quincy Jones of country music" tells all about his life and career in a personal and revealing story in the tradition of Ralph Emery's best-selling MEMORIES. It is rare behind-the-scenes look at the country music industry from someone who has seen the music business from the front offices to the back stages. Country music is currently estimated to be a $3-billion-a-year business, with record sales topping $700 million annually. Buddy Killen, former owner of Tree International, is one of the megastars of that industry, having